Athletics & Activities - Silas High School

April 17, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Another busy week in Silas Athletics. Believe it or not, we are getting close to the end of regular season play in a number of sports. Time flies when you’re having fun. Here’s what’s happening:

Baseball:

Baseball played four games this past week, and a very good week it was. Last Wednesday (4/10/24), the Varsity Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 12 to 5 in their game played at Lincoln High School. On Friday (4/12/24) our Rams hosted the Decatur Gators. Our Rams beat the Gators in a competitive ballgame 6 to 5. Last Saturday, our Rams beat the Capital Cougars 8 to 3 in their game played in Olympia. Yesterday, our Rams took on the T-Birds of Mount Tahoma at Mount Tahoma High School. Our Rams beat the T-Birds 22 to 1.

Here are the current Baseball standings in the PCL:

Through 4/16/2024

Team	League				Overall
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	RPI	Wins	Losses
Stadium	11	0	-	7	14	1
Bonney Lake	8	1	2.0	24	11	4
Silas	7	2	3.0	25	10	5
Mount Tahoma	4	7	7.0	71	4	11
Spanaway Lake	3	7	7.5	59	3	8
Lakes	1	9	9.5	62	3	11
Lincoln	1	9	9.5	61	3	9

The JV Team also played four games this past week. They also had a strong week! On Thursday (4/11/24) our JV Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 20 to 7 here at Silas Baseball Field. On Friday (4/12/24) JV Baseball traveled to Federal Way to take on the Decatur Gators. Our Rams throttled the Gators 13 to 2. Last Saturday, our Rams lost to the Capital Cougars 10 to 7 in their game played in Olympia. Yesterday, our Rams took on the T-Birds of Mount Tahoma in a home game here at Silas. Our Rams defeated the T-Birds 18 to 0.

Over the next week, Varsity Baseball will play four games. Today, the Varsity Baseball team (10-5, 7-2 in PCL play) hosts the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Silas Baseball Field. On Friday, our Rams travel to Silverdale to take on the Central Kitsap Cougars. Next Tuesday and Wednesday (4/23 & 4/24/24) our Rams close out their regular season with a home and home series against the Bonney Lake Panthers. They host the Panthers on Tuesday and travel to Bonney Lake on Wednesday.

The JV Rams (8-3, 6-1 in PCL play – 3^rd place) will play five games over the next week. Later today, they take on the Mount Tahoma T-Birds at Mount Tahoma. Like the Varsity, the JV team will travel to Central Kitsap to take on the Cougars on Friday (4/19/24). On Saturday, they host the Stadium Tigers here at Silas Baseball Field. Next Tuesday and Wednesday (4/23 & 4/24/24) our JV Rams close out their regular season with a home and home series against the Bonney Lake Panthers. They travel to Bonney Lake on Tuesday and host Bonney Lake on Wednesday.

Fastpitch Softball:

This past week, our Varsity Fastpitch Softball team played two games, going 2-0 in decisive wins. On Thursday (4/11/24), our Rams beat the Steilacoom Sentinels. 14 to 1 in their game played in Steilacoom. On Friday (4/12/24) our Rams traveled to Bellarmine Prep to take on the Lions. They beat the Lions 19 to 4 .

The JV team did not play a game this past week. They did play a game that did not get previously reported. On Tuesday (4/9/24) the JV Rams went to Brown’s Point to take on the Stadium Tigers. Our Rams won this game going away, 26 to 3.

This coming week, our Varsity Rams (4-6, 2-2 in the PCL) and our JV Rams (4-3) have one game on the schedule. On Monday (4/22/24) they play the Spanaway Lake Sentinels in Spanaway. The Varsity will play at Spanaway Lake High School. The JV team will play at Spanaway Middle School.

Here are the current Fastpitch Softball standings in the PCL;

Through 4/16/2024

Team	League				Overall
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	RPI	Wins	Losses
Bonney Lake	7	0	-	1	12	0
Stadium	6	1	1.0	4	11	1
Spanaway Lake	4	4	3.5	49	5	9
Silas	2	2	3.5	51	4	6
Lincoln	2	3	4.0	47	3	4
Lakes	1	6	6.0	58	2	8
Mount Tahoma	0	6	6.5	75	0	7

Golf – Boys and Girls:

Both the Boys and Girls Silas Golf teams have qualified for the West Central District Golf Championships. The Girls 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 13^th and 14^th at Auburn Golf Course. The Boys 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 15^th and 16^th also at Auburn Golf Course.

Both teams are very strong and have a great opportunity to do well in the District Tournament and qualify as a team or as individuals for the WIAA State Golf Championships.

Soccer – Boys:

Our Boys Soccer teams have played one game this past week. Yesterday (4/16/24), our Rams played at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood to play the Lakes Lancers. Our Varsity Rams beat the Lancers 1 to 0. In the JV game, our Rams beat Lakes 4 to 0.

Here is the current standings in PCL Boys Soccer:

Through 4/16/2024

Team	League					Overall
	Wins	Losses	Ties	Points	RPI	Wins	Losses	Ties
Silas	7	0	1	22	15	7	2	1
Spanaway Lake	6	1	1	19	8	10	1	1
Stadium	4	3	2	14	32	5	4	3
Bonney Lake	4	3	1	13	42	4	4	3
Lakes	2	6	1	7	61	3	8	1
Lincoln	2	6	0	6	67	2	7	0
Mount Tahoma	1	7	0	3	70	1	8	1

Over the next week, the Varsity Rams (7-2-1, 7-0-1 in PCL play) and the JV Rams (7-2-1) teams have two matches. Tomorrow (4/18/24), they travel to Spanaway Lake to take on the Sentinels. Next Tuesday (4/23/24), they host the Lincoln Abes here at Silas High School.

Soccer – Unified:

The Unified Soccer schedule is out!

The first game in the Unified Soccer season was announced earlier this week. Our Rams will take on the Puyallup Vikings at Hunt Middle School. Game time is 9:00 AM. The schedule comes to us piece meal. Usually only a few days ahead of time. We will learn when their next game is early next week.

Tennis – Girls:

Our Rams Girls Tennis team continues their unbeaten play this season. They played two matches earlier this week. On Monday (4/15/24) our Rams took on the Lakes Lancers at Lakes High School. Our Rams won 4 to 1. Valentina Cosioi Artieda and Kate Shouse won their singles matches in straight sets. Valentina won 6-1 6-1. Kate won 6-1 6-4. Our Doubles Teams took two out of three matches. Our #2 doubles team of Ava Epperson and Gabby Staley won their match 6-3 6-0. Our #3 doubles team of Dru Brotman and Aida Lowin-Thomas also won their match in straight sets 6-3 6-3.

Yesterday, our Rams also hit the road to take on the T-Birds at Mount Tahoma High School. They swept the T-Birds 5-0.

Here are the current PCL standings for Girl’s Tennis:

Through 4/16/2024

	League					Overall
	Wins	Losses	GB	IW¹	IL²	Wins	Losses	IW¹	IL²
Silas	8	0	-	35	5	9	0	40	5
Lincoln	6	2	2.0	29	11	7	2	33	11
Stadium	6	3	2.5	29	16	7	3	32	18
Lakes	2	4	5.0	13	17	2	4	13	17
Mt. Tahoma	1	4	5.5	9	16	1	4	9	16
Bonney Lake	1	5	6.0	3	27	1	5	3	27
Spanaway Lk	0	6	7.0	2	28	0	6	2	28

¹Individual Wins

²Individual Losses

This coming week, Silas (9-0 overall, 8-0 in PCL play) has three matches. Later today they host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels here at the Silas Tennis Courts. On Friday (4/19/24) our Rams travel to East Tacoma to take on the Lincoln Abes. Nest Tuesday (4/23/24) they host the T-Birds from Mount Tahoma here at Silas High School.

Track and Field – Boys and Girls:

Last Thursday (4/11/24), our Boys and Girls Track Teams traveled to Mount Tahoma Stadium to take on the Mount Tahoma T-Birds and the Lincoln Abes. The Girls won their meet, our Boys finished third. Here are the team scores.

Girls Meet	Boys Meet
Silas - 49	Lincoln – 66.5
Lincoln - 40	Mount Tahoma - 40
Mount Tahoma - 35	Silas – 38.5

Highlights from the meet include:

100 Meters

· Marcus Absher placed 2^ndin a time of 11.52.

· Of note, Evan White (11.83) and Carsyn Stolz (11.84) both had Personal Record (PR) performances finishing in 8^th and 9^thplaces.

· Eva Carlson has a PR in a time of 13.19 and Kaela Rankin had her season record (SR) in a time of 13.35. They placed 1^st and 2^nd respectively.

200 Meters

· Marcus Absher wins another 200 Meters beating 5 Lincoln kids smoothly hitting his season record (SR) with a time of 23.27.

· The Silas Girls took the top five places in this event, led by Eva Carlson who finished first in a time of 26.94. Addison Kelly finished 2^nd (27.10), Kaela Rankin finished 3^rd (28.15), Joclyn Scott finished 4^th (29.52), and Carmya Barnes finished 5^th (29.66).

400m

· Marcus Absher (52.30), Landon Kingston (54.87), and Daniel Silbaugh (58.19) all set personal records in this event, They took 3^rd, and 4^th, and 6^th place respectively.

· Railee Hutton, in her first 400 of the year, and in lane 8 no less, placed 3^rd in a time of 1:06.74! Serenity Cole-Terry set a PR (1:17.66) finished 7^th.

800m

· Lucas Van Wyhe (2:26.00) and Emery McCarthy (2:41.63) took 2^nd and 4^th respectively.

· Vaida Smith (2:58.62) and Hannah Essman (2:59.67) come in at 3^rd and 4^th place.

1600m

· Lucas Van Wyhe (5:22.80) and Aiden Pearisaeff SR (5:24.14) finished back to back in 2^nd and 3^rdplace.

· Vaida Smith (6.26.41) and Hannah Essman (6;35.83) came in at 3^rd and 4^th place again.

3200m

· Aiden Pearisaeff (SR 11:42.95) and Antoni Santandreu (PR 11:47.42) placed 1^st and 2^nd respectively.

· No participants for Silas.

100 Meter Hurdles - Girls

· Silas took five out of the top seven places. Ellori Moon (17.42) takes 2^nd place. Ahnalyse Glenn-Leufroy (SR 18.31), Wisdom Hopkins (PR 18.98), Rachel Price (PR 19.05), and Cloey Calvary (SR 19.07) placed 4^th – 7^th with personal records or season records!

110 Meter Hurdles - Boys

· Silas finished 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th. Landon Koltes finished 2^nd (SR 16.73), Luke Glenn-Leufroy finished 3^rd (PR 18.15), and Tyler Schoenrock finished 4^th (PR 20.61).

300 Meter Hurdles

· Tyler Schoenrock (PR 49.25) and Luke Glenn-Leufroy (PR 49.35) placed 4^th and 5^th. Both set personal records in this event.

· Savannah Hinton (PR 46.48) wins convincingly by 3 whole seconds while setting a personal record!

4x100 Relays

· Our Boys 4x100 competed with two teams. Silas finished in second and third place. Silas – A (45.77) and Silas – B (46.74) set personal team records.

· In dramatic and crowed roaring fashion, our Girls 4x100 squad ran at a time (49.47) that could be considered state worthy placing 1^st. Last year, Capital won State in this event in a time of 48.13. If this had been ran last year in the State Meet, this time would have finished in 7^th place.

4x200 Relays - Girls

· Our 4x200 squad (PR 1:51.97) placed 3^rd dropping their PR dropping 2 seconds.

4x400 Relays

· Our Boys placed 3^rd (3:52.67) while setting a personal record.

· Our Girls 4x400 team (4:57.57) also set a personal record while also placing 3^rd.

Shot Put

· Leonard Tippie (31-09.50) finished 8^th.

· Keely Grochowicz (25-06.00) placed 4^th while setting a new personal record.

Discus

· Eugene Kaul finished 3^rd with a personal record of 116-088. Coach Broadenax shares they are still searching for the discus!

· Keely Grochowicz finished 1^st with a season best throw (105-02. She beat her next closest competitor by over 27 feet! ).

Javelin

· Bradly Pittrof places 4^thwith a throw of 112-08.

· Keely Grochowicz finished fourth (69-11) with her season best throw.

High Jump

· LaMarcus Hinton finished 6^th (5-02.00)

· Savannah Hinton (4-10.00) placed 1^st and Jaquelynn Aguilar (4-02.00) placed 3^rd.

Pole Vault

A good day for Silas Pole Vault:

· Jackson Koetje (10-00.00) finished 1^st and Truth Hopkins (8-06.00) finishes 3^rd in this event.

· Cloey Calvary places 1^st place (7-06.00).

Long Jump

· Silas finishes 2^nd and 4^th in this event. LaMarcus Hinton (18-09.00) finished 2^nd and Truth Hopkins (18-04.00) finished 4^th.

· Silas finishes 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd! Addy Kelly finished 1^st (PR 17-04.50), Ahnalyse Glenn-Leufroy finished 2^nd (SR 15-08.50), and Yolanda Blount finished 3^rd (SR 15-07.75)

Triple Jump

Silas had no competitors in this event.

Last Saturday (4/13/24), our Tracksters participated in the South Sound Invitational Track & Field Meet at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. A total of 68 teams participated from as far north as Sequim and from as far south as Kalama. The Silas Girls (29 points) captured 8^th place out of 41 teams. The Silas Boys (5 points) finished 38^th out of 46 teams.

Here are the highlights for your Rams. Those who finished 25^th or better in this meet include:

· Addison Kelly finished 13^th (12.82) in the 100 Meters.

· Marcus Absher finished 20^th (23.15) in the 200 Meters.

· Marcus Absher also finished 20^th (53.53) in the 400 Meters.

· Landon Koltes finished 22^nd (17.16) in the 110 Meter Hurdles.

· Savannah Hinton finished 3^rd (46.09) in the 300 Meter Hurdles!

· Silas Girls 4 x 100 Relay finished 2^nd (49.40)!

· Silas Girls finish 19^th in the 4 x 200 Relay.

· Keely Grochowicz (99-10) finished 17^th in the Discus.

· Savannah Hinton (4-10) finished in 9^th place in the High Jump.

· Addison Kelly (17-9.25) finished 3^rd in Long Jump! She was joined by Yolanda Blount (16-0.25) who finished 11^th and Ahnalyse Glenn-Leufroy (15-10.50) who finished 12^th.

· LaMarcus Hinton (43-10) finished 4^th in Triple Jump.

· Addison Kelly (38-9.25) finished 2^nd and Ahnalyse Glenn-Leufroy (33-11.75) finished 8^th in the Triple Jump.

Tomorrow (Thursday 4/18/24) Silas Track heads to Bonney Lake to take on the Panthers. On Saturday (4/20/24) they travel to Snohomish to participate in the 34^th Annual Gear Up Eason Invitational. 102 teams will be competing from as far north as Penticton, BC and as far south as Oregon City, OR.

Water Polo – Girls:

The Ram’s Girls Water Polo team had two matches this past week. Last Thursday (4/11/24) our Rams hosted the Auburn Riverside Ravens here at Dick Hannula Pool. Our Rams lost to the Ravens 16 to 10. Yesterday (4/16/2024) our Rams traveled to Puyallup to take on the Emerald Ridge Jaguars to Rogers HS Pool. Our Rams lost a tightly contested match 9 to 7.

Up next for Girls Water Polo (1-7) is the Auburn Varsity Tournament at Auburn High School this coming Friday and Saturday (4/19 & 4/20/24). On Friday, they play two matches. The first one is at 3:50 PM and the second one at 5:30 PM. Depending on Friday’s outcomes will determine when they play on Saturday.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Baseball

Varsity

4/17/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/19/2024	@ Central Kitsap Cougars	CKHS Cougar Ballpark	4:00 PM
4/23/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/24/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
End of Regular Season

Baseball

JV

4/17/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	MTHS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/19/2024	@ Central Kitsap Cougars	Kitsap County Fairgrounds	4:00 PM
4/20/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	10:00 AM
4/23/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/24/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
End of Regular Season

Golf

Girls

5/13/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/14/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM

Golf

Boys

5/15/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/16/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM

Fastpitch Softball

Varsity

4/22/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lk. HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
4/24/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
4/26/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Softball Field	4:00 PM

Fastpitch Softball

JV

4/22/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Middle School Softball Field	4:00 PM
4/24/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM
4/26/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Softball Field	6:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

4/18/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Turf Field #1	7:00 PM
4/23/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM
4/25/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM
4/30/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM
End of Regular Season

Soccer

Boys - JV

4/18/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Turf Field #1	5:00 PM
4/23/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM
4/25/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	5:00 PM
4/30/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM
End of Regular Season

Soccer

Unified

4/20/2024

v. Puyallup Vikings

Hunt Middle School

9:00 AM

Tennis

Girls

4/19/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
4/23/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
4/25/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
End of Regular Season

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

4/18/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Field	3:30 PM
4/20/2024	Nike Gear Up - Eason Invitational	Veteran’s Stadium – Snohomish	10:00 AM
5/3/2024	PCL Last Chance Invitational	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM
End of Regular Season

Water Polo

Girls

4/19/2024	Auburn RS Varsity Tourney	Auburn HS Pool	3:50 PM & 5:30 PM
4/20/2024	Auburn RS Varsity Tourney	Auburn HS Pool	TBD
4/22/2024	@ Rogers Rams	Rogers HS Pool	6:15 PM
4/24/2024	@ Lakes lancers	Lakes HS Pool	4:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

April 10, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Today’s edition of This Week in Silas Sports is a little longer today, covering the last two weeks of Silas Athletics over Spring Break.

Here’s what’s happening in Silas Athletics since our last edition of 3/28/2024:

Baseball:

Baseball has had a total of five games played, going 3-2. On Friday 3/29/24 our Rams lost to the Gig Harbor Tides 10 to 2 in Gig Harbor. On Tuesday 4/2/24 and 4/3/24 our Rams swept the Spanaway lake Sentinels 6 to 5 and 17 to 1 in their home and home series. On Friday 4/5/24, our Rams lost a very well-pitched game to the Thomas Jefferson Raiders at Cheney Stadium (!) 1to 0. Yesterday, our Varsity Rams shutout the Lincoln Abes 13 to 0 at Foss High School.

Here are the current Baseball standings in the PCL:

Team	League				Overall
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	RPI	Wins	Losses
Stadium	9	0	-	9	12	1
Bonney Lake	8	0	0.5	20	11	3
Silas	5	2	3.0	31	6	5
Mount Tahoma	4	5	5.0	71	4	8
Spanaway Lake	2	6	6.5	56	2	7
Lakes	0	7	8.0	62	2	8
Lincoln	0	8	8.5	70	2	8

Today, the Varsity Baseball team (6-5, 5-2 in PCL play) will travel to Lincoln to take on the Abes at Lincoln High School. Later this week, our Rams will host the Decatur Gators here at Silas on Friday. On Saturday, our Rams will travel to Olympia to take on the Capital Cougars.

The JV Team was also very busy playing four games. On Friday 3/29/24 the JV Rams lost to the Gig Harbor Tides 7 to 2. Last week, they swept the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 14 to 1 and 16 to 1. Yesterday, they beat the Lincoln Abes 17 to 0.

Later this week, the JV Rams (5-2) will play three games. Tomorrow (4/11/24), the JV team will host the Lincoln Abes here at Silas Baseball Field. On Friday, they travel to Federal Way to take on the Decatur Gators. On Saturday, they travel to Olympia to take on the Capital Cougars.

Fastpitch Softball:

Since our last edition, our Varsity Fastpitch Softball team has played two games. On Friday 3/29/24, our Rams lost to the West Seattle Wildcats 16 to 1. On Monday (4/8/24) our Rams lost to the Bonney lake Panthers 19 to 6 in their game played in Bonney Lake.

This coming week, our Rams (2-6, 2-2 in the PCL) have three road games. On Thursday (4/11/24) they play at Steilacoom, Friday (4/12/24) at Bellarmine Prep, and on Monday (4/22/24) at Spanaway Lake.

Here are the current Fastpitch Softball standings in the PCL;

Team	League				Overall
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	RPI	Wins	Losses
Bonney Lake	6	0	-	1	11	0
Stadium	4	1	1.5	11	8	2
Spanaway Lake	4	3	2.5	49	5	6
Silas	2	2	3.0	58	2	6
Lincoln	1	3	4.0	62	1	4
Lakes	1	5	5.0	59	2	7
Mount Tahoma	0	4	5.0	77	0	5

The JV team played one game earlier this week. On Monday (4/8/24) they lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 15 to 11. The JV ((3-3) team’s next game is next Monday (4/22/24) when they travel to Spanaway Lake to take on the Sentinels.

Golf – Boys and Girls:

Both the Boys and Girls Silas Golf teams have qualified for the West Central District Golf Championships. The Girls 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 13^th and 14^th at Auburn Golf Course. The Boys 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 15^th and 16^th also at Auburn Golf Course.

Both teams are very strong and have a great opportunity to do well in the District Tournament and qualify as a team or as individuals for the WIAA State Golf Championships.

Soccer – Boys:

Since our last report, our Boys’ Varsity Soccer team has played four games, going 3-0-1. On Thursday (3/28/24) our Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 6 to 0 at Lincoln Bowl. Om Monday (4/1/24) our Rams hosted the Mount Tahoma T-Birds, beating the T-Birds 7 to 0. On Wednesday (4/3/24) they traveled to Bonney Lake, beating the Panthers 5 to 0. Yesterday, they tied the Stadium Tigers 2 to 2 at Stadium Bowl.

Here is the current standings in PCL Boys Soccer:

Team	League					Overall
	Wins	Losses	Ties	Points	RPI	Wins	Losses	Ties
Silas	6	0	1	19	14	6	2	1
Spanaway Lake	6	1	0	18	9	9	1	0
Bonney Lake	4	2	1	13	35	4	3	3
Stadium	3	3	1	10	40	4	4	2
Lakes	1	4	1	4	59	2	5	1
Lincoln	1	5	0	3	69	1	6	0
Mount Tahoma	0	6	0	0	73	0	7	1

The Boys JV team also played four games, going 4-0. They beat Lincoln 4 to 0, Mount Tahoma 8 to 0, and Bonney Lake 6 to 2. Yesterday, they beat the Stadium Tigers 2 to 1 at Stadium Bowl.

Over the next seven days, the Varsity (6-2-1, 6-0-1 in PCL play) and JV (6-2-1) teams have only one match, next Tuesday at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers.

Soccer – Unified:

No notice yet on their upcoming schedule. The soccer season for Unified Soccer is coming later this Spring.

Tennis – Girls:

Over Spring Break, our Girls tennis team continued their winning ways. On Tuesday (4/2/24) our Rams hosted the Bonney Lake Panthers. Our Rams swept the Panthers 5 to 0, winning all five matches:

#1 Singles: Kate Shouse won 6-0 6-0

#2 Singles: Aida Lowen Thomas won 6-0 6-1

#1 Doubles: Valentina Cosioi Artieda/Ava Epperson won 6-2 6-0

#2 Doubles: Aivy Nguyen/Drue Brotman won 6-1 6-0

#3 Doubles: Claire Mock/Izzy Mock won 6-0 6-2.

Yesterday, our Rams took on the Stadium Tigers at Stadium High School. Our Rams came out on top 4 to 1. Another strong effort from our Rams. Leading the way was Sophomore Kate Shouse who defeated the #2 tennis player in the league 6-0 6-2. Here are the match results:

#1 Singles: Kate Shouse won 6-0 6-2

#2 Singles: Sammy Caron won 6-0 6-1

#1 Doubles: Valentina Cosioi Artieda/ Aivy Nguyen won 6-4 6-1

#3 Doubles: Claire Mock/Kyrah Nguyen won 6-7, 6-3, 10-8 (10 point tiebreaker)

Here are the PCL standings for Girl’s Tennis:

	League					Overall
	Wins	Losses	GB	IW¹	IL²	Wins	Losses	IW¹	IL²
Silas	6	0	-	26	4	7	0	31	4
Lincoln	3	1	2.0	15	5	3	1	15	5
Lakes	2	1	2.5	9	6	2	1	9	6
Stadium	3	3	3.0	18	12	4	3	21	14
Mt. Tahoma	1	2	3.5	7	8	1	2	7	8
Bonney Lake	1	4	4.5	3	22	1	4	3	22
Spanaway Lk	0	5	5.5	2	23	0	5	2	23

¹Individual Wins

²Individual Losses

This coming week, the Girls (7-0 Overall, 6-0 in PCL play) have two matches. On Monday (4/15/24) our Rams will play the Lakes Lancers at Lakes High School. On Tuesday (4/16/24) they travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds.

Track and Field – Boys and Girls:

On Thursday (3/29/24), our Boys and Girls Track Teams traveled to Spanaway to take on the Spanaway Lake Sentinels in a duel meet at Art Crate Stadium. Our Girls team defeated the Sentinels 82 to 47. Our Boys team lost 82 to 57.

Girls Meet	Boys Meet
Silas - 82	Spanaway Lake - 82
Spanaway Lake - 47	Silas - 57

Highlights from the meet include:

100 Meters

· Silas Girls hits them with a 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th place finish!! Savannah Hinton, Addy Kelly, Kaela Rankin and Eva Carlson respectively.

· Marcus Absher had a task on his hands going up against Zoom Sands and he finished 2^nd.

200 Meters

· Marcus Absher with a bounce back 200 placing 1^st

· Eva Carlson wins the 200 for the girls.

400 Meters

· Marcus Absher ran hard in the 400 M placing 1^st

800 Meters

· Hannah Essman won the 800 by 13 seconds

1600 Meters

· Hannah Essman placed 1^st

· Aiden Pearisaeff places 3^rd

100 Meter Hurdles

· Ahnalyse Glenn-Leufroy takes 1^st

110 Meters Hurdles

· Landon Koltes places 2^nd

300 Meter Hurdles

· Savannah Hinton finishes 1^st

· Ka’Marii Taylor takes 1^st

Relays

· Both the 4x100 and 4x200 girls relays ended in dramatic fashion with Silas taking 1^st place by .1 and .7 seconds respectfully.

· The Boys 4x100 finished 1^st after Spanaway Lake experienced some controversy with hand offs and running in the wrong lane.

· In a great rally down the stretch our Boys finish 2^nd in the 4x400 relay. Demonstrating incredible effort, Riley Foster and Carsyn Stolz closed a 50 Meter gap to only 3 meters!

Shot Put

· Zara Sheshi took 2^nd

· Tyonna Mosley placed 3^rd

· Antonio Fuoco places 3^rd

Discus

· Zara Sheshi places 3^rd

· Eugene Kaul places 2^nd

Javelin

· Yolanda Blount placed 1^st

· Tyonna Mosley finished in 2^ndplace

High Jump

· Ahnalyse Glenn-Leufroy finished 2^nd

· Shayla Whitfield placed 3^rd

· Cameron Cherry takes 3^rd

Long Jump

· Addy Kelly finished 2^nd

· Yolanda Blount took 3^rd

· LaMarcus Hinton jumped to a 1^st place finish

· Dontae Howe-Summers took 2^nd place

Triple Jump

· Addy Kelly takes 1^st

· LaMarcus Hinton finishes 1^st

· Dontae Howe-Summers took 2^nd

Water Polo – Girls:

The Ram’s Girls Water Polo team had two matches over the last two weeks. On Friday (3/29/24) our Rams hosted the Lakes Lancers here at Dick Hannula Pool. Our Rams lost to the Lancers 21 to 10. Yesterday (4/9/2024) our Rams took on the Enumclaw Hornets also at Dick Hannula Pool. The Rams lost a heartbreaker to the Hornets 10 to 9.

The next match for Girls Water Polo (1-5) is tomorrow (4/11/24) when they host the Auburn Riverside Ravens here at Dick Hannula Pool. Start time is 5:30 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Baseball

Varsity

4/10/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/12/2024	v. Decatur Gators	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/13/2024	@ Capital Cougars	CHS Waits Baseball Field	11:00 AM

Baseball

JV

4/11/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/12/2024	@ Decatur Gators	Decatur HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/13/2024	@ Capital Cougars	CHS JV Baseball Field	11:00 AM

Golf

Girls

5/13/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/14/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM

Golf

Boys

5/15/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/16/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM

Fastpitch Softball

Varsity

4/11/2024	@ Steilacoom Sentinels	Steilacoom-Old Pioneer Park	4:00 PM
4/12/2024	@ Bellarmine Prep Lions	BPS Softball Field	4:00 PM
4/22/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Softball Field	4:00 PM

Fastpitch Softball

JV

4/22/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLMS Softball Field	4:00 PM
4/24/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM
4/26/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Softball Field	6:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

4/16/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	7:00 PM
4/18/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Turf Field #1	7:00 PM
4/23/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

4/16/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	5:00 PM
4/18/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Turf Field #1	5:00 PM
4/23/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM

Soccer

Unified

Schedule Coming Soon

Tennis

Girls

4/15/2024	@ Lakes lancers	Lakes HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
4/16/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	MTHS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
4/17/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

4/11/2024	@ Mt. Tahoma/Lincoln	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM
4/13/2024	South Sound Invitational	Sparks Stadium – Puyallup	10:00 AM
4/18/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Field	3:30 PM
4/20/2024	Nike Gear Up - Eason Invitational	Veteran’s Stadium – Snohomish	10:00 AM

Water Polo

Girls

4/11/2024	v. Auburn Riverside Ravens	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM
4/16/2024	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Rogers HS Pool	3:45 PM
4/19/2024	Auburn RS Varsity Tourney	Auburn HS Pool	3:50 PM & 5:30 PM
4/20/2024	Auburn RS Varsity Tourney	Auburn HS Pool	TBD

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

March 28, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

We’re heading to the home stretch before Spring Break starts next week. Most Spring Sports will not have any competition during Spring Break. With that said, there are three teams that will competition (Girls Tennis, Baseball, and Boys Soccer).

Here’s what’s happening in Silas Athletics:

Editor’s Note: There will not be a This Week in Silas Sports next week during Spring Break.

Baseball:

Baseball had two games scheduled this past week. Last Friday’s game (3/22/24) at Capital got rained out and will be re-scheduled. On Tuesday (3/26/24) they hosted the Lakes Lancers here at Silas Baseball Field. Silas beat the Lancers 3 to 0. Yesterday, in their game played at Lincoln High School, our Rams, once again, beat the Lakes Lancers 10 to 2.

In the coming week and a half, the Varsity Rams (3-3) have four games scheduled (please see schedule below). The game to mark on your calendar is on Friday, April 5^th when the Thomas Jefferson Raiders host our Rams at Cheney Stadium! It is a fantastic opportunity for our baseball players to experience a professional baseball setting. It should be a lot of fun.

Similar to the Varsity, The JV Team had their game against Capital rained out. This game will be re-scheduled. On Monday (3/25/24) the JV Rams traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers. They beat the Lancers 13 to 3. Wednesday’s game against Lakes here at Silas High School got rained out. This game will also be rescheduled.

Next week, the JV Rams (2-1) will play three games. On Friday (3/29/24) the JV team travels to Gig Harbor to take on the Tides. Next Tuesday and Wednesday (4/2 & 4/3/24) they have a home and home series against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels. On Tuesday (4/2/24) they host the Sentinels. On Wednesday (4/3/34), they will play at Spanaway Lake.

Fastpitch Softball:

In the past week, our Rams have played two games. Last Friday (3/22/24) the game against North Thurston was rained out. On Monday (3/2524) our Rams hosted the Spanaway Lake Sentinels here at Silas, defeating the Sentinels 15 to 4, to get their first win of the season! On Tuesday (3/26/24), our Rams traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers. They beat the Lancers 19 to 1.

Yesterday’s (3/27/24) game against the Cedar Park Christian Eagles in Bothell got rained out. Fastpitch (2-4) has only one game scheduled in the next week and a half On Friday (3/29/24), they travel to West Seattle to take on the West Seattle Wildcats.

The JV team played two games this past week, going 2 – 0. Last Monday (3/25/24) our Rams defeated the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 10 to 9 in their game played here at Silas. On Tuesday (3/26/24) they traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers. They beat the Lancers, also by a score of 10 to 9.

The JV team’s next game is after Spring Break, when they travel to Bonney Lake on Monday (4/8/24) to take on the Panthers.

Golf – Boys and Girls:

Both the Boys and Girls Silas Golf teams have qualified for the West Central District Golf Championships. The Girls 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 13^th and 14^th at Auburn Golf Course. The Boys 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 15^th and 16^th also at Auburn Golf Course.

Both teams are very strong and have a great opportunity to do well in the District Tournament and qualify as a team or as individuals for the WIAA State Golf Championships.

Soccer – Boys:

The Varsity Boys played two matches this past week and had a match cancelled. On Thursday (3/21/24) our Rams hosted the Lakes Lancers here at Silas High School. Our Rams beat the Lancers 7 to 1. On Saturday (3/23/24), our Rams were to play the Emerald Ridge Jaguars at Emerald Ridge High School. Unfortunately, the match had to be cancelled due to a lack of officials to officiate the game. The shortage of officials in Washington High School sports is real and something we will see more of in the future.

On Tuesday, our Rams hosted the extremely strong Spanaway Lake Sentinels, led by their nationally recognized goalkeeper Giovannie Garcia. Our Rams won this hard fought match 1 to 0. Despite controlling the ball in the Spanaway Lake zone for most of the game, the Rams could only notch one goal. Garcia had a handful of spectacular stops to thwart the Rams.

This coming week, our Rams Varsity (3-2-0) and JV (2-2-1) teams each have three games. Tonight, our Rams travel to Lincoln Bowl to take on the Abes. On Monday (4/1/24), our Rams host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Silas High School. On Wednesday,(4/3/24) our Rams travel to Bonney lake to take on the Panthers.

The Boys JV team also played two games this past week. They defeated the Lakes Lancers 8 to 1 in their match here at Silas. On Tuesday (3/26/24) they defeated the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 4 to 1.

Soccer – Unified:

The soccer season for Unified Soccer is coming later this Spring. More to come as we learn more about the upcoming schedule.

Tennis – Girls:

Our Girls are on a roll, winning two matches this past week. On Wednesday (3/20/24) our Rams beat the Lakes Lancers 4 to 1. On Tuesday (3/26/24), our Rams took on the undefeated Lincoln Abes here at Silas High School. The Abes are undefeated no more. The Rams won the match 4 to 1.

In the match against Lincoln, the Rams were led by their Singles #1 Valentina Cosioi Artieda and #2 Kath Shouse who between the two of them only lost one game. Outstanding! Our #1 Doubles team of Sammy caron and Aivy Nguyen and our #2 team of Gabby Staley and Ava Epperson each won their matches in straight sets. Fantastic!

Our Rams (4-0, 3-0 in the PCL) have three matches over the coming week. Later today, our Rams travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. On Friday (3/29/24) they travel to Spanaway lake to take on the Sentinels. On Tuesday (4/2/24) our Rams will host the Panthers of Bonney Lake.

Track and Field – Boys and Girls:

Wednesday (3/20/24) Silas Track and Field hosted the Foss Falcons and Mount Tahoma T-Birds at Mount Tahoma Stadium. Our Rams swept the T-Birds and Falcons.

Girls Meet	Boys Meet
Silas - 86	Silas - 69
Mount Tahoma - 42	Mount Tahoma – 53.66
Foss 20	Foss – 22.33

In the Boys Meet, the Rams took first place in nine events. Silas was led by Senior John Absher who won the 100 and 400 Meters races, Freshman Lucas Van Wyhe who captured the 800 and 1600 meters, races and Junior LaMarcus Hinton who won the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

In the Girls Meet, the Rams won 11 events. The Rams were led by Freshman Savannah Hinton who finished first in the 100 meters, 100 Meter Hurdles, and the 300 Meter Hurdles. Winning two events was Junior Addison Kelly who took first place in the Long and Triple Jumps.

Later today, our Rams will travel to Art Crate Stadium in Spanaway to take on the Spanaway Lake Sentinels. The meet starts at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo – Girls:

This past week, Girls Water Polo had two matches. On Monday, they hosted the Puyallup Vikings here at Dick Hannula pool. Our Rams lost to the Vikings 14 to 6. Yesterday (3/27/24), our Rams traveled to Stadium High School to take on the Tigers. Stadium won the match 26 to 3.

The next match for the Rams (0-4) is tomorrow (3/28/24) when they host the Lakes Lancers here at Dick Hannula Pool. Start time is 5:30 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Baseball

Varsity

3/29/2024	v. Gig Harbor Tides	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/2/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SPHS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/3/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/5/2024	@ Thomas Jefferson Raiders	Cheney Stadium	7:00 PM

Baseball

JV

3/29/2024	@ Gig Harbor Tides	Sehmel Homestead Park	4:00 PM
4/2/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
4/3/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

Golf

Girls

5/13/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/14/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM

Golf

Boys

5/15/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/16/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM

Fastpitch Softball

Varsity

3/29/2024	@ West Seattle Wildcats	SW Athletic Complex Field	4:00 PM
4/8/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Softball Field	4:00 PM
4/9/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Browns Pt. Athletic Complex	4:00 PM

Fastpitch Softball

JV

4/8/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Softball Field	4:00 PM
4/9/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Browns Pt. Athletic Complex	4:00 PM
4/18/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

3/28/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
4/1/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM
4/3/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Soccer Field	7:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

3/28/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	5:00 PM
4/1/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM
4/3/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Soccer Field	5:00 PM

Soccer

Unified

Schedule Coming Soon

Tennis

Girls

3/28/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	MTHS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
4/2/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
4/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

3/28/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Art Crate Stadium	3:30 PM
4/11/2024	@ Mt. Tahoma/Lincoln	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM
4/13/2024	Nike Gear Up - Eason Invitational	Veteran’s Stadium – Snohomish	10:00 AM

Water Polo

Girls

3/29/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM
4/9/2024	v. Enumclaw Hornets	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM
4/11/2024	v. Auburn Riverside Ravens	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

March 20, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Spring Sports is in full swing with many teams having two, three, and even four games/matches this past week. Here’s what’s happening:

Baseball:

Baseball has had a very busy week with three games played. Last Wednesday (3/13/24), our Rams played the Stadium Tigers here at Silas High School. After nine (9) innings, the game was halted with a 3 to 3 score due to lack of daylight. The game was completed on Saturday (3/16/24) with Stadium winning 6 to 5.

On Friday (3/15/24) the Rams hosted the Enumclaw Hornets. Silas lost to the Hornets 7 to 0. Yesterday, our Diamond Rams played the Highline Pirates in Burien. They beat the Pirates 15 to 4 to capture their first win of the season.

Don’t be fooled by the 1 – 3 start for the varsity. Of their three defeats, two were by one run. A play here and there and our Rams could easily be 3 – 1.

In the coming week, the Varsity Rams have two games. They will play the Capital Cougars this coming Friday (3/22/24) at Waits Field in Olympia. On Tuesday (3/26/24) and will host the Lakes Lancers here at Silas Baseball Field. First pitch for both games is 4:00 PM.

The JV Team kicked off their season last Wednesday (3/13/24) against the Stadium Tigers at Vassault Park. The Tigers prevailed 9 to 1.Yesterday, our JV Diamond Rams played the Highline Pirates in Burien. They beat Highline in convincing fashion 18 to 0. .

Next week, the JV Rams (1-1) will play at Capital High School (JV Baseball Field) this Friday (3/22/24) and will travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers at Lakes High School next Tuesday (3/26/24).

Fastpitch Softball:

Our Rams also had a busy week with four games played. Last Thursday (3/14/2024), our Rams traveled to Spanaway to take on the Bethel Bison. They lost to the Bison 1 to 0. On Friday (3/15/24) the Rams hosted the River Ridge Hawks here at Silas Softball Field. The Hawks won the game 15 to 0.

On Saturday (3/16/24), our Rams traveled to Kelso to take on the Kelso Hilanders. Our Rams took it on the chin losing to the Hilanders 12 to 0. Yesterday, our Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers at the Silas Softball Field. They lost to the Tigers in a high scoring affair 26 to 11.

This week, our Silas Ram (0 – 4) softballers have another busy week with three games. On Friday (3/22/24) they host the North Thurston Rams. On Monday (3/25/24) the Rams host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels. On Tuesday (3/26/24), they travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers.

The JV team played three games this past week, going 1 – 2. Last Friday (3/15/24) the River Ridge Hawks defeated our Rams 13 to 1 in their game played here at Silas. On Saturday (3/16/24) they traveled to Kelso to take on the Hilanders. They lost to the Hilanders 15 to 2. Yesterday, they played the Stadium Tiger here at Silas Softball Field. They captured the victory, beating the Tigers 8 to 6.

The JV team also plays three games this coming week. They host the North Thurston Rams this Friday (3/22/24) and host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels on Monday (2-25-24). On Tuesday (3/26/24) they travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers.

Golf – Boys and Girls:

You may recall that the both the Boys and Girls Golf Teams had a fantastic season in the Fall with the Girls winning the Pierce County League Championship with the Boys finishing 2^nd. You also might recall Golf has split seasons with league competition in the Fall and post-season play in the Spring.

Both teams have qualified for the West Central District Golf Championships. The Girls 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 13^th and 14^th at Auburn Golf Course. The Boys 3A WCD District Golf Championships will be played on May 15^th and 16^th also at Auburn Golf Course.

Soccer – Boys:

The Varsity Boys had one match this past week. On Friday (3/15/24) our Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers here at Silas High School. Our Rams knocked off our cross town rivals 2 to 1 to notch their first victory of the season.

This coming week, our Rams (1-2-0) have three games. Tomorrow (3/21/24) our Rams host the Lakes Lancers here at Silas High School, kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. On Saturday afternoon (3/23/24), our Rams take on the Emerald Ridge Jaguars at Emerald Ridge High School with a 1:30 PM kickoff. Next Tuesday (3/26/24), our Rams return home to host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels with a 7:00 PM kickoff.

The Boys JV team also took on the Stadium Tigers last Friday (3/15/24). The Tigers prevailed 2 to 1.

The JV Rams (0-2-1) also have three games next week, with an identical schedule as the Varsity, with the exception of kickoff times. Tomorrow and next Tuesday, the JV games will kickoff at 5:00 PM. On Saturday against Emerald Ridge, the kickoff for the JV game is 12:00 PM (noon).

Soccer – Unified:

The soccer season for Unified Soccer is coming later this Spring. The schedule has not been built yet but it is coming. Please stay tuned.

Tennis – Girls:

Last Thursday (3/14/24) our Rams took on the Stadium Tigers at the Stadium High School Tennis Courts. Our Rams dominated the perennial powerhouse Tigers 4 to 1. Winning their matches were Valentina Cosioi and Kate Shouse in their singles matches. The Rams won both of the doubles matches. Sammy Caron and Aivy Nguyen won the #1 Doubles Match and Gabby Staley and Ava Epperson won the #2 Doubles Match. Gabby and Ava lost the first set in their match but came back with a vengeance dominating the next two sets 6-1 and 6-2.

On Monday (3/18/24) our Rams took on the Annie Wright Gators at the Galbraith Tennis Center. Our Rams sweep the Gators 5 – 0. Leading Silas were our two singles players #1 Valentina Cosioi and #2 Kate Shouse. Each player did not give up a game in their respective matches; winning 6-0, 6-0.

All three of our doubles teams won their respective matches; #1 Team Valentina Cosioi and Kate Shouse, #2 Team Gabby Staley and Ava Epperson, and #3 Team Claire Mock and Kyrah Nguyen.

Our Rams are off to a fast start to their season with a 2 – 0 record in match play. Later today, they host the Lakes Lancers on the Silas Tennis Courts.

Track and Field – Boys and Girls:

Our Rams Track and Field team kicked off their season last Saturday (3/16/24) at the Tacoma Jamboree at Mount Tahoma Stadium. Meet action begins later today with a meet against Mount Tahoma at Mount Tahoma Stadium. The meet starts at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo – Girls:

The Girls Water Polo regular season kicked off last Wednesday (3/13/24) when our Rams hosted the Emerald Ridge Jaguars here at Dick Hannula Pool. The Jaguars defeated Silas 16 to 7. On Monday (3/18/24), our Rams traveled to Port Orchard to take on the South Kitsap Wolves. The Wolves prevailed 18 to 4.

The next match for Silas (0-2) is next Monday (3/25/24) when our Rams host the Puyallup Vikings at Dick Hannula Pool. The match starts at 5:30 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Baseball

Varsity

3/22/2024	@ Capital Cougars	CHS Waits Field	4:00 PM
3/26/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
3/27/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

Baseball

JV

3/22/2024	@ Capital Cougars	CHS JV Baseball Field	4:00 PM
3/26/2024	@ Lakes lancers	Lakes HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
3/27/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

Golf

Girls

5/13/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/14/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Eagles Pride GC - Dupont	9:00 AM

Golf

Boys

5/15/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/16/2024	WCD Championships	Auburn Golf Course	9:00 AM
5/21/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM
5/22/2024	WIAA State Championships	Hawks Prairie GC - Lacey	9:00 AM

Fastpitch Softball

Varsity

3/22/2024	v. North Thurston Rams	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/25/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/26/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Softball Field	4:00 PM

Fastpitch Softball

JV

3/22/2024	v. North Thurston Rams	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM
3/25/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM
3/26/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS JV Softball Field	4:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

3/21/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM
3/23/2024	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Jag Field - ERHS	1:30 PM
3/26/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

3/21/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM
3/23/2024	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Jag Field - ERHS	12:00 PM (Noon)
3/26/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM

Soccer

Unified

Schedule Coming Soon

Tennis

Girls

3/20/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
3/22/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lk HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
3/26/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

3/20/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM
3/28/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Art Crate Stadium	3:30 PM
4/11/2024	@ Mt. Tahoma/Lincoln	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM

Water Polo

Girls

3/25/2024	v. Puyallup Vikings	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM
3/27/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	6:00 PM
3/29/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

March 13, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Spring Sports competition is now underway, with many sports beginning their competition this week. Also the Tacoma Athletic Commission held their Athlete of the Year for Winter Sports ceremony on Monday (3/11/24).

Tacoma Athletic Commission Winter Sports Athletes of the Year

Silas High School was well represented at the 2023-2024 Winter Sports Athlete of the Year hosted by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. Silas had eight student-athletes represented. Here are the nominees from Silas High School:

Basketball – Boys: Tyson Parker

Basketball – Girls: Annique Smith

Bowling: Keira Frazier

Competitive Cheer: Stevie Lazama

Flag Football: Ahnalyse Glenn-Leufroy

Swimming – Boys: Xander Dumas

Wrestling – Boys: Emanuel Cater

Wrestling – Girls: Tru Willis (unable to attend)

36 schools submitted nominees to this event. The competition is very strong. Silas had a number of athletes in strong consideration.

A couple of interesting facts:

· Pierce County Schools won 22 State Championships in Wrestling (Tru Willis from Silas being one of them).

· It was a bit of a down year for Basketball in Pierce County. Only two teams placed at State. In 1A Boys Annie Wright finished 2^nd and in 4A Girls Sumner finished 5^th.

Baseball:

Varsity Baseball kicked off their season yesterday against the Stadium Tigers at Hunt Middle School. Our Rams lost in a highly competitive game 4 to 3. Silas (0-1) host these same Stadium Tigers here at Silas Baseball Field at 4:00 PM.

The JV Team kicks off their season later today when they play the Stadium Tigers at Vassault Park.

Fastpitch Softball:

Yesterday’s games (both Varsity and JV) against Bethel got postponed due to rain. Both games have been rescheduled to tomorrow (3/14/24) at 4:00 PM. The Varsity game is at Bethel and the JV game is here at Silas Softball Field.

Soccer – Boys:

The Boys are off and running with two games already played and a third game later this week on Friday. The schedule starts out against some of the best competition the State of Washington has.

On Monday (3/11/24) our Rams lost to last year’s 4A State 2^nd Place finisher the Puyallup Vikings (also 2019 4A State Champions) 3 to 2. Silas controlled much of this match but gave up two goals late in the match to get edged out.

On Tuesday, our Rams traveled to Mercer Island to take on the Islanders. Mercer Island is perennial powerhouse in 3A Boys Soccer (2022 3A State Champs). Our Rams went toe to toe with them but lost 1 to Nil in a closely defended contest.

Our Rams (0-2) will host the Stadium Tigers here at Silas High School this Friday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The Boys JV team also has two games in the books. On Monday, they lost 2 to 1 against the Puyallup Vikings. Yesterday, they tied their match against Mercer Island 0-0. On Friday, JV (0-1-1) will play the Stadium Tigers here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

Tennis – Girls:

The regular season for Girls Tennis kicks off tomorrow (3/14/24) when our Rams travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers at 3:30 PM. For a unique setting, the tennis courts at Stadium are on top of their parking garage.

Track and Field:

The Track and Field season kicks off this Saturday (3/16/24) with the Tacoma Jamboree at Mount Tahoma Stadium. The Jamboree starts at 11:00 AM. The regular season begins with a meet against Mount Tahoma, next Wednesday (3/20/24) also at Mount Tahoma Stadium. The meet starts at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo – Girls:

The Girls Water Polo regular season begins this afternoon here at Sila’s Dick Hannula Pool with a match against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars. Match time is 5:30 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Baseball

Varsity

3/13/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. Enumclaw Hornets	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM
3/19/2024	@ Highline Pirates	Moshier Park #1	3:30 PM

Baseball

JV

3/13/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Vassault Park	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	@ Enumclaw Hornets	Osborn BB Field	3:30 PM
3/19/2024	@ Highline Pirates	Moshier Park #2	3:30 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

3/15/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM
3/21/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM
3/23/2024	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Jag Field - ERHS	1:30 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

3/15/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM
3/21/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM
3/23/2024	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Jag Field - ERHS	12:00 PM (Noon)

Softball

Varsity

3/14/2024	@ Bethel Bison	Bethel HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/16/2024	@ Kelso Hilanders	Tam O’Shanter Park - Kelso	1:00 PM

Softball

JV

3/14/2024	v. Bethel Bison	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM
3/16/2024	@ Kelso Hilanders	Lassie Beach Field - Kelso	1:00 PM

Tennis

Girls

3/14/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Garage Top Courts	4:00 PM
3/18/2024	@ Annie Wright Gators	Galbraith Tennis Center	3:30 PM
3/20/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

3/16/2024	Tacoma Jamboree	Mount Tahoma Stadium	11:00 AM
3/20/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM
3/28/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Art Crate Stadium	3:30 PM

Water Polo

Girls

3/13/2024	v. Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM
3/18/2024	@ South Kitsap	South Kitsap HS Pool	4:00 PM
3/25/2024	v. Puyallup Vikings	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	5:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

March 6, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

A bare bones edition of This Week in Silas Athletics. Not much to share until competition begins in earnest later this week. Girls Tennis will kick off the first competition for Spring sports season on Thursday March 7^th with a Jamboree hosted by Central Kitsap High School. Baseball is first up with games that count in the standings. Both Varsity and JV play this Saturday (3/9/24).

Here are the first events for Spring Sports:

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Spring Sports Schedule

Baseball

Varsity

3/9/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Curtis HS	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Curtis HS	12:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Heidelberg/Davis Park	4:00 PM

Baseball

JV

3/9/2024	v. Curtis Vikings	Silas HS Baseball Field	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	12:30 PM
3/12/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	7:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	7:30 PM
3/15/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	5:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	5:30 PM
3/15/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM

Softball

Varsity

3/12/2024	@ Bethel Bison	Bethel HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/16/2024	@ Kelso Hilanders	Tam O’Shanter Park - Kelso	1:00 PM

Softball

JV

3/12/2024	v. Bethel Bison	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/16/2024	@ Kelso Hilanders	Lassie Beach Field - Kelso	1:00 PM

Tennis

Girls

3/7/2024	Central Kitsap Jamboree	Central Kitsap HS	3:00 PM
3/14/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Garage Top Courts	4:00 PM
3/20/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

3/16/2024	Tacoma Jamboree	Mount Tahoma Stadium	11:00 AM
3/20/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM
3/28/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Art Crate Stadium	3:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

February 27, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Editor’s Note: This Week in Silas Athletics is coming out a day earlier than normal. Mr. Beck and I will be at the Tacoma Dome for the WIAA Gesa Credit Union Hardwood Classic starting tomorrow (2/28/24) through Saturday (3/2/24).

A light week for Silas Athletics. The Spring Sports season started yesterday (2/26/24). Baseball and Girls Tennis will kick off the first competition for Spring sports season on Saturday March 9^th.

With the wrap-up of Winter Sports, post-season awards are now being released. The Pierce County League recently release their All-League teams for both Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball. Highlighted by Annique Smith’s selection as a member of the First Team All-PCL and Tyson Parker’s section on the Second Team All-PCL . Honorees from Silas include:

2023-2024 Pierce County League – All League Selections – Girls Basketball

Name	Year in School	Selection
Annique Smith	Sophomore	1^st Team
Kylie Duesterbeck	Junior	Honorable Mention
Emerie Kennedy	Sophomore	Honorable Mention
Tyonna Mosley	Senior	Honorable Mention

2023-2024 Pierce County League – All League Selections – Boys Basketball

Name	Year in School	Selection
Tyson Parker	Junior	2^nd Team
MakHai Tolliver	Sophomore	Honorable Mention

Congratulations on your selection!

From the Wondering Out Loud Department:

All-League selections are made for some sports but not all sports. The sports that identify All-League selections are done at the league level. Some leagues do more sports, some less. We anticipate more sports with All-League recognition moving forward in the new Puget Sound League, which launches this Fall.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Spring Sports Schedule

Baseball

Varsity

3/9/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Curtis HS	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Curtis HS	12:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Heidelberg/Davis Park	4:00 PM

Baseball

JV

3/9/2024	v. Curtis Vikings	Silas HS Baseball Field	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	12:30 PM
3/12/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	7:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	7:30 PM
3/15/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	5:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	5:30 PM
3/15/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM

Softball

Varsity

3/12/2024	@ Bethel Bison	Bethel HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/16/2024	@ Kelso Hilanders	Tam O’Shanter Park - Kelso	1:00 PM

Softball

JV

3/12/2024	v. Bethel Bison	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/16/2024	@ Kelso Hilanders	Lassie Beach Field - Kelso	1:00 PM

Tennis

Girls

3/9/2024	Curtis Jamboree	Lakewood Racquet Club	2:30 PM
3/14/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Garage Top Courts	4:00 PM
3/20/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

3/16/2024	Tacoma Jamboree	Mount Tahoma Stadium	11:00 AM
3/20/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	3:30 PM
3/28/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Art Crate Stadium	3:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

February 21, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Welcome to Edition #25 (time flies when you’re having fun) of This Week in Silas Athletics. With the conclusion of the WIAA State Events in Boys Swimming and Boys and Girls Wrestling, the Winter Sports Season for Silas High School has officially wrapped up.

The big news of the week is that Tru Willis is a State Champion in Girls Wrestling!

As Winter season ends, the Spring Sports season begins. Next Monday, February 26^th, is the start of the Spring season practices.

Swimming – Boys:

This past Friday and Saturday (February 16-17) the Silas Boys Swim Team competed in the WIAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Our Rams finished 31^st (out of 35 teams) in the 3A WIAA State Swimming Championships. Here’s how our Rams did:

Swimmers	Event	Place
Xander Dumas	200 Yard Individual Medley	18^th
Xander Dumas	500 Yard Freestyle	20^th
Xander Dumas, Dat Pham, Nariman Afsoun, Taylor Lemieux	200 Yard Freestyle Relay	15^th
Xander Dumas, Dat Pham, Nariman Afsoun, Taylor Lemieux	400 Yard Freestyle Relay	16^th

The Boys and Coach Cory had a great season. All five of the swimmers listed above are underclassmen. In fact, there is only one Senior on the team of 22. The future is very bright for Silas Boys Swimming. Gentlemen, congratulations!

Wrestling – Girls:

On Friday and Saturday (February 16-17), the WIAA State Mat Classic XXXV Wrestling Championships were held at the Tacoma Dome. The Girls finished 21^st (out of 88 teams) in the State 3A/4A Championships.

The really awesome news is that Tru Willis (190 lb. classification) is your 2024 3A/4A State Champion!!

Keely Grochowicz also represented Silas High School at State. Keely finished in 8^th place in the 130 lb. classification. She lost in the quarterfinals.

Name	Weight Classification	Place
Keely Grochowicz	130	8^th Place
Tru Willis	190	1^st Place

Congratulations Tru and Keely!

Wrestling – Boys:

On Friday and Saturday (February 16-17), the WIAA State Mat Classic XXXV Wrestling Championships were held at the Tacoma Dome. The Boys finished 11^th (out of 68 teams) in the State 3A Championships. The Rams were led by Emanuel “Bubba” Cater who finished 2^nd in the 138 lb. classification.

Here is how our Rams finished:

Name	Weight Classification	Place
DJ Hetrick	106	4^th Place
Emanuel “Bubba” Cater	138	2^nd Place
Sam Aiken	150	5^th Place
Jack McCullough	190	8^th Place

Gentlemen, congratulations on a fantastic finish!

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Spring Sports Schedule

Baseball

Varsity

3/9/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Curtis HS	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Curtis HS	12:30 PM
3/12/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Heidelberg/Davis Park	4:00 PM

Baseball

JV

3/9/2024	v. Curtis Vikings	Silas HS Baseball Field	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	12:30 PM
3/12/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	7:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	7:30 PM
3/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	5:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	5:30 PM
3/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM

Softball

Varsity

3/12/2024	@ Bethel Bison	Bethel HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/16/2023	@ Kelso Hilanders	Tam O’Shanter Park - Kelso	1:00 PM

Softball

JV

3/12/2024	v. Bethel Bison	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM ???
3/16/2023	@ Kelso Hilanders	Lassie Beach - Kelso	1:00 PM

Tennis

Girls

3/14/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Garage Top Courts	4:00 PM
3/20/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	6:00 PM ???
3/22/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Lassie Beach - Kelso	1:00 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

Schedule Pending Finalization

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

February 14, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of This Week in Silas Athletics. Another busy week in Silas Athletics.

A few things have taken place recently. Silas joined a new league . Proposition 1 passed, meaning turf baseball and softball fields here at Silas. We have students in three State Championship events including Boys Swimming, Girls, Wrestling, and Boys Wrestling.

New League:

Your Silas Rams are now a member of the new Puget Sound League!

You may recall the WIAA reallocates schools based on student population every four years. The reallocation process for the next four years was just completed by the WIAA. The current 3A Pierce County League will lose three members next year, reallocated to the 4A classification (Stadium, Spanaway Lake, and Bonney Lake). This forced the need to create a new league with other 3A schools in the area. Hence the birth of the Puget Sound League. The league was finalized yesterday.

The league is comprised of 12 teams, split into two divisions. The league will commence league play starting with the 2024-2025 Fall sports season. Here are the member schools by Division:

Narrows Division		Nisqually Division
Bellarmine Prep Lions		Capital Cougars
Central Kitsap Cougars		Lakes Lancers
Gig Harbor Tides		North Thurston Rams
Lincoln Abes		Peninsula Seahawks
Mount Tahoma T-Birds		River Ridge Hawks
Silas Rams		Timberline Blazers

Here is what this means for Silas High School:

Travel time to any of the league member schools with be an hour or less.
For those sports with home/away league schedules (Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, and Tennis) Silas will play each team in their Division (Narrows Division) twice and every team in the Nisqually League once. A total of 16 league games.
Most sports will have a centralized post-season League Tournament.

For those sports that play more than 16 games, we will use non-league games to maintain local rivalries, for example with Stadium. For those sports that play 16 or fewer games, the ability to schedule non-league games will not be available.
We except to see more JV and C-Team opportunities. Most schools in the Puget Sound League have both JV and C-Teams to enable the creation of full schedules.

Other Facts:

Admission prices have not been developed yet. We are working hard on keeping these as close to the current price structure as possible.
League Logo and Sportsmanship/Purpose Statements are in the development stage. We will be seeking student input.
League Leadership:
- PSL President: Steve Taylor - Capital High School
- PSL Vice-President: Johnny Lee- Silas High School
- PSL Secretary/Treasurer/Scheduler: Justin Burns - Central Kitsap High School
- Narrows Division Representative: Blair Suek - Gig Harbor High School
- Nisqually Division Representative: Jaime Gore - River Ridge High School

We are excited about the potential of this new league. In the exploration process of where to land, Silas High School had opportunities to join other leagues, but those options created barriers/logistical issues with things like travel and rivalries. With the creation of the PSL, we believe the PSL will provide a richer experience with greater opportunities for competition for our student/athletes.

Proposition 1 – School Bond

The Tacoma School District Bond Measure was held yesterday. 28,135 ballots were cast, with 18,905 votes casted to approve the bond (67.28%). 9,196 voted to reject the bond (32.72%). Proposition 1 passed.

For Silas High School and Silas High School Athletics, the passing of the bond specifically means:

· Upgrade the baseball and softball fields to turf

· Upgrade interior and exterior lighting

Here’s our team hard at work in support of the school bond:

Basketball – Boys:

Season Concluded

Basketball – Girls:

Our Silas Girls Basketball team lost an absolute heartbreaker last Wednesday night (2/7/24) to the Bainbridge Spartans 46 to 44 in their game played at Mount Tahoma. This game was the “pigtail” game (think of it as a play in game) of the District ¾ 3A Girls Basketball Tournament.

On paper, this was going to be a tough matchup for our Rams. The Spartans were listed as the #12 team in the state in the WIAA RPI rankings. They came into last Wednesday’s game with a 14-4 record. But, as they say, they don’t play the games on paper. Our Rams were in it the entire way and gave the Spartans all they could handle and then some.

Our Rams finished their successful season with and overall record of 11 wins and 11 losses. With only one senior on this year’s team, the future is very bright for Silas Girls Basketball!

Basketball – Unified:

Last Saturday (2/10/24) Unified Basketball played in the District 3 Unified District Championships at Stadium High School. They went 3-1 in the tournament, placing 3^rd in Districts!

In their first game, our Rams lost a tough one to the Enumclaw Hornets 44 to 40. Enumclaw featured a 6’8” player who proved to be difficult to defend. This bounced them into the consolation bracket, the hardest possible path to a 3^rd place finish.

In their 2^nd game (loser out) they beat Mount Tahoma 25 to 13. In their third game, Unified Basketball knocked off the Stadium Tigers 38 to 21, also a loser out game. They captured third place with an exciting 39 to 38 victory against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars

Overall, Unified Basketball finished their season with an excellent record of 6 wins and 2 losses. Great job Rams!

Unified Basketball is working on scheduling one last game of the year (a Pack the Gym Unified Event) in the next couple of weeks against the Stadium Tigers. More details to come as we get them.

Bowling:

Season concluded

Cheer:

Season concluded

Flag Football:

Flag Football wrapped up their season last Thursday (2/1/24) when our Rams beat the North Kitsap Vikings 27 to 24 at Stadium Bowl. Flag Football finished with a strong 7-5 season.

Swimming – Boys:

It’s been all quiet at the Western Front when it comes to Boy’s Swimming. No meets this past week as we approach the WIAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, this coming Friday and Saturday (February 16-17).

Representing Silas High School are:

Event	Representing Silas High School
500 Yard Freestyle	Xander Dumas
200 Yard IM	Xander Dumas
200 Yard Freestyle Relay	Toni Santandreu, Taylor Lemieux, Xander Dumas, Nariman Afsoun, Dat Pham, Daniel Dierdick, Moses Miner, Jack Lemieux
400 Yard Freestyle Relay

Here are the sessions for the 3A Classification events:

Day/Week	Date	Prelims/Finals	Facility Opens	Warms Up	Competition Begins
Friday	2/16/2024	Prelims	7:15 AM	7:45 AM	8:45 AM
Saturday	2/16/2024	Finals	7:00 AM	7:30 AM	8:30 AM

Event Order (Both Days):

200 Yard Medley Relay

200 Yard Freestyle

200 Yard Individual Medley – Xander Dumas participating in this event

50 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Butterfly

50 Yard Backstroke

100 Yard Freestyle

500 Yard Freestyle – Xander Dumas participating in this event

200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Silas is participating in this event

100 Yard Backstroke

100 Yard Breaststroke

400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Silas is participating in this event

Wrestling – Girls:

On Saturday (2/10/24), the Girls Wrestling Team participated in Regionals at Bethel High School. Tru Willis finished 1^st in the 190 Weight Classification and Keely Grochowicz finished 2^nd in the 130 Weight Classification. Both are advancing to the 2024 WIAA Mat Classic scheduled this coming Friday and Saturday, February 16^th & 17^th at the Tacoma Dome.

Name	Weight Classification	Finish at Regionals	2^nd Round Opponent at State
Keely Grochowicz	130	2^nd Place	Sydney Masengale – W. Valley (Yak)
Tru Willis	190	1^st Place	TBD

Both Tru and Keely earned first-round byes in the tournament. Congratulations ladies! GO RAMS!

Wrestling – Boys:

On Saturday (2/10/24), the Boys Wrestling Team participated in Regionals at Todd Beamer High School.

Silas finished in 3^rd place in Regionals!

Silas advanced six wrestlers and one alternate to the 2024 WIAA Mat Classic. Carter Johnson was crowned District Champion in the 165 Weight Classification! Silas had four wrestlers finish second in Regionals; D.J. Hetrick (106), Emanuel Cater (138), Sam Aiken (150), and Jack McCullough (190). Orion Rhinehart (157) also advances to State with a 5^th place finish.

Name	Weight Classification		Finish at Regionals	1^st/2^nd Round Opponent at State
D.J. Hetrick		106	2^nd Place	2^nd Rd – Trandyn Lundquist – Mead
Emanuel Cater		138	2^nd Place	2^nd Rd. – Carter Chadwick – Central Kitsap
Eric Pham		138	6^th Pace	Alternate
Sam Aiken		150	2^nd Place	2^nd Rd. – Nehemiah Grandoff – Peninsula
Orion Rhinehart		157	5^th Place	1^st Rd. – Keahi Bonsell – Central Kitsap
Carter Johnson		165	1^st Place	TBD
Jack McCullough		190	2^nd Place	2^nd Rd. – Cameron Whitt -

Gentlemen, congratulations om qualifying for State! GO RAMS!

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys – Varsity

End of Season

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

End of Season

Basketball

Girls – Varsity

End of Season

Basketball

Girls – JV

End of Season

Basketball

Unified District Basketball Schedule

End of Season

Bowling

End of Season

Cheer

End of Season

Flag Football

End of Season

Swimming

Boys

2/16/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
2/17/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
End of Season

Wrestling

Boys

2/16/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
2/17/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
End of Season

Wrestling

Girls

2/16/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
2/17/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
End of Season

Spring Sports Schedule

Baseball

Varsity

3/9/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Curtis HS	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Curtis HS	12:30 PM
3/12/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Heidelberg/Davis Park	4:00 PM

Baseball

JV

3/9/2024	v. Curtis Vikings	Silas HS Baseball Field	11:00 AM
3/9/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	12:30 PM
3/12/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Baseball Field	4:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - Varsity

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	7:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	7:30 PM
3/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Soccer

Boys - JV

3/11/2024	@ Puyallup Vikings	Sparks Stadium	5:30 PM
3/12/2024	@ Mercer island Islanders	Mercer Island HS Stadium	5:30 PM
3/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Turf Field	5:00 PM

Softball

Varsity

3/12/2024	@ Bethel Bison	Bethel HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/16/2023	@ Kelso Hilanders	Tam O’Shanter Park - Kelso	1:00 PM

Softball

JV

3/12/2024	v. Bethel Bison	Silas HS Softball Field	4:00 PM
3/15/2024	v. River Ridge Hawks	Silas HS Softball Field	6:00 PM ???
3/16/2023	@ Kelso Hilanders	Lassie Beach - Kelso	1:00 PM

Tennis

Girls

3/14/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Garage Top Courts	4:00 PM
3/20/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	6:00 PM ???
3/22/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Lassie Beach - Kelso	1:00 PM

Track and Field

Boys and Girls

Schedule Pending Finalization

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

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February 7, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

Post-season play is in full swing along with some sports that have seen their seasons come to a close. Spring sports will crank up on February 26, 2024. Here’s the latest in Silas Athletics:

Basketball – Boys:

Silas Boys Basketball played their last two regular season games of the year this past week.

On Wednesday (1/31/24) our Rams traveled to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. They lost to Mount Tahoma 82 to 60. On Friday (2/2/24) our Rams beat the Bonney Lake Panthers 82 to 62 here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium. Leading the way for your Rams was Senior Albert Kopec who was the leading scorer in the game with 24 points. Also scoring in double figures were Sophomore Antione Vallarde-Larkins with 14 points and Sophomore MakHai Tolliver who knocked down 12 points.

The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 10 wins and 11 losses and a Pierce County League record of 5 wins and 7 losses. They finished 5^th in the PCL. Unfortunately, missing qualifying for the District 3/4 Basketball Tournament by one game.

Here are the final standings for Boys Basketball in the Pierce County League this season:

Boys Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Stadium	10	2	-	16	4	8
Lincoln	10	2	-	17	3	4
Mount Tahoma	7	5	3.0	12	8	26
Lakes	6	6	4.0	11	7	31
Silas	5	7	5.0	10	11	38
Spanaway Lake	4	8	6.0	9	9	47
Bonney Lake	0	12	10.0	1	19	76

The Boys JV team went 0-2 this past week. Last Wednesday, they lost a tight one to the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 66 to 63. On Friday, they lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 76 to 64. The JV team closed out their season with a season record of 8 wins and 8 losses.

The Boys C-Team also went 1-1 this past week. They lost to Mount Tahoma 69 to 66. On Friday, they beat the Bonney Lake Panthers 77 to 65. The C-Team had a great year, finishing their season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses.

Basketball – Girls:

Silas Girls Basketball played their final two regular season games this past week, going 1-1. Last Wednesday, they beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 62 to 36. On Friday, they traveled to play the 6^th ranked Bonney Lake Panthers, losing 58 to 19.

Silas finished the regular season with an overall record of 11 wins and 10 losses and a Pierce County League record of 6 wins and 6 losses. They finished 4^th in the PCL.

By finishing in 4^th, Silas has qualified for post-season play. They will play the Bainbridge Spartans in the District 3/4 “pigtail” game. The winner of this game advances into the first round of the District 3/4 Basketball Tournament. The loser will be eliminated.

Come watch and support the Girls tonight at Mount Tahoma Gymnasium at 6:30 PM!

Here are the final standings for Girls Basketball in the Pierce County League this season:

Girls Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Bonney Lake	12	0	-	18	2	6
Lincoln	10	2	2.0	14	6	13
Lakes	8	4	4.0	13	7	20
Silas	6	6	6.0	11	10	43
Mount Tahoma	2	10	10.0	5	14	63
Spanaway Lake	2	10	10.0	4	14	66
Stadium	2	10	10.0	7	13	61

The Girls JV team also went 1-1 this past week. They beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 32 to 11 and lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 44 to 32. The JV team closed out their season with a 7 win 10 loss record.

Basketball – Unified:

Last Saturday (2/3/24) Unified Basketball beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 51 to 28 in their game played at Foss High School.

Next up for Unified Basketball (3-1) is the District 3 Unified District Championships at Stadium High School this coming Saturday (2/10/2024). Our Rams will play the Enumclaw Hornets at 9:00 AM in the first round of this tournament. If they win, they will advance to the Semifinals to play the winner of the Stadium and Mount Tahoma game. That Semifinal is scheduled to start at 11:00 PM. If they win that game, they will move to the Championship game which is scheduled for 1:00 PM.

This is a double elimination tournament, meaning that Silas will play at least two games in this tournament and possibly up to four.

Bowling:

Keira Frazier, Taylor Waltier, and Aurora Garcia represented Silas High School in the WIAA State Bowling Championships this past Friday and Saturday at Bowlero Lanes in Tukwila. 60 Bowlers competed for the state championship. Keira finished 19^th in State, Taylor 29^th in State, and Aurora 41^st in State! 60 Here is their tournament scoring:

Name	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Series	Place
Keira Frazier	158	156	219	129	141	156	959	19^th
Taylor Waltier	122	166	154	147	174	149	912	29^th
Aurora Garcia	136	92	135	205	148	148	864	41^st

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Bowling Team for being PCL League champions and advancing three bowlers to State! An extremely successful season!

Cheer:

This Saturday (2/3//24) Silas Cheer traveled to Battle Ground High School to participate in the WIAA State Cheerleading Championships. They competed in the 3A Game Day category. They placed 9^th in State in the 3A Small Gameday Division. This is the first ever state tournament appearance for Silas! Congratulations Silas Cheer!

Flag Football:

In the past week, Flag Football played two games. Last Wednesday (1/31/24) our Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 13 to 12 and beat the Fife Trojans 32 to 0. in their games played at Silas.

Silas (5-5) closes out their season, tomorrow (2/8/24) when they travel to Stadium Bowl to play the North Kitsap Vikings. This game will start at 6:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

Last Friday (2/2/24 and Saturday (2/3/24) Silas swimmers competed in the West Central District Swim Championships at Rogers High School. Silas finished 5^th among the 15 teams! Here are the team standings:

Team	Score	Team	Score
Bainbridge	330	River Ridge	49
Gig Harbor	289	Auburn Riverside	48
Peninsula	170	North Thurston	33
Stadium	125	Auburn MV	32
Silas	78.5	Timberline	23
Capital	67	Bonney Lake	20
Thomas Jefferson	56	Kentlake	3
Todd Beamer	50.5

Here are the highlights:

· Xander Dumas finished 3^rd in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:05.42

· 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Team finished 3^rd with a time of 1:34.87

· Xander Dumas finished 4^th in the 200 Yard Individual Medley in a time of 2:08.80

· 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Team finished 3^rd with a time of 1:34.87

· 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Team finished 4^th with a time of 3:33.08

· Nariman Afsoun finished 8^th in the 50 Yard Freestyle in an impressive time of 23.27

· Taylor Lemieux finished 12^th in the 50 Yard Freestyle with his best time of the season 24.17

The WIAA Swimming and Diving Championships will be held at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way on Friday February 16^th and Saturday February 17^th. Representing Silas are:

Event	Representing Silas High School
500 Yard Freestyle	Xander Dumas
200 Yard IM	Xander Dumas
200 Yard Freestyle Relay	Toni Santandreu, Taylor Lemieux, Xander Dumas, Nariman Afsoun, Dat Pham, Daniel Dierdick, Moses Miner, Jack Lemieux
400 Yard Freestyle Relay

Gentlemen, congratulations! GO Rams!

Wrestling – Girls:

Our Girls Wrestling Team competed in the 3A Sub-Regionals last Friday (2/2/24), February 2^nd at Chief Sealth High School in Seattle. Overall, Silas placed 6^th in Sub-Regionals. Silas had two champions in their weight classifications and three others who placed. Silas will be represented by five wrestlers in Sub-Regionals.

Sub-Regionals will be held at Bethel High School on Saturday (2/10/24).

Weight Classification	Name	Finish	Advance to Regionals
105	Serlisha Rodriguez	3rd Place	Yes
125	De’Riya Woodberry	6th Place	Yes
130	Keeley Grohowicz	1st Place	Yes
135	Johanna Hakannson	5^th Place	Yes
190	Tru Willis	1st Place	Yes

Congratulations! GO RAMS!

Wrestling – Boys:

On Saturday (2/3/24), the Boys Wrestling Team participated in the PCL Sub-Regionals here at Silas High School. Silas finished in 2^nd place! Silas had four weight classification champions and a plethora of wrestlers finishing in the top five to advance to Regionals. Here is how the team did by weight classification:

Weight Classification	Name	Finish	Advance to Regionals
106	D.J. Hetrick	1^st Place	Yes
106	Kelton Sweeney	6^th Place	Alternate
120	Corbyn Loflin	6^th Place	Alternate
120	Evan Condon	7th Place	2nd Alternate
126	Alejandro Zamora	2^nd Place	Yes
126	Noah Raney	3^rd Place	Yes
132	Armani Nguyen	4^th Place	Yes
138	Emanuel Cater	1^st Place	Yes
138	Eric Pham	3^rd Place	Yes
144	Gavin Camacho	3^rd Place	Yes
150	Sam Aiken	2^nd Place	Yes
157	Orion Rhinehart	2^nd Place	Yes
157	Will Fulwiler	4^th Place	Yes
165	Carter Johnson	1^st Place	Yes
165	Joel McMillian	5^th Place	Yes
175	Landon Koltes	3^rd Place	Yes
175	Lucas McCullough	7^th Place	2^nd Alternate
190	Jack McCullough	1^st Place	Yes
190	Emmett Stewart	7^th Place	2^nd Alternate
215	Zach Nelson	5^th Place	Yes

Silas has a total of 15 wrestlers who are advancing to next weekend’s Regional Championships! A truly amazing number of wrestlers. In addition to these 15, Silas is also sending five wrestlers as alternates. Regionals are being held at Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way this Saturday (2/10/24).

Congratulations! LET’S GO RAMS!

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

End of Season

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

End of Season

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

2/7/2024	WCD Pigtail v. Bainbridge Spartans	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	6:30 PM
2/9/2024	If win 2/7 - @ Gig Harbor Tides	Gig Harbor HS Gym	6:00 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV

End of Season

Basketball

Unified District Basketball Schedule

2/10/2024	Enumclaw Hornets	Stadium HS Gym	9:00 AM
2/10/2024	If win 9:00 AM Game – Advance to Semi-Finals vs. winner of Stadium/Mount Tahoma	Stadium HS Gym	11:00 AM
2/10/2024	If lose 9:00 AM Game – Drop to Consolation Round vs. loser of Stadium/Mount Tahoma	Hilltop Heritage MS Gym	11:00 AM
2/10/2024	If win Semi-Final Game – Advance to Championship	Stadium HS Gym	1:00 PM
2/10/2024	If lose Semi-Final Game – Drop to Consolation Round	Stadium HS Gym	1:00 PM
2/10/2024	If win 1:00 PM Consolation Game – Play for 3^rd Place	Stadium HS Gym	2:00 PM

Bowling

End of Season

Cheer

End of Season

Flag Football

2/8/2024	v. North Kitsap Vikings	Stadium Bowl	6:30 PM
End of Season

Swimming

Boys

2/16/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
2/17/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
End of Season

Wrestling

Boys

2/10/2024	3A Regionals (State Qualifying)	Todd Beamer HS Gym	9:00 AM
2/16/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
2/17/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
End of Season

Wrestling

Girls

2/10/2024	3A Regionals (State Qualifying)	Bethel HS Gym	9:00 AM
2/16/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
2/17/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
End of Season

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

January 31, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

State competition, district competition, and the wrap up of regular seasons are all in play in Silas Athletics this week.

Bowling and Cheer are competing for State Championships this weekend. Boys Swimming is competing for District Championships this weekend. Boys and Girls Wrestling are competing in Sub-Regionals on Friday and Saturday. Boys and Girls Basketball wrap their regular seasons this week. Flag Football wraps up next week. Here’s the latest in Silas Athletics:

Basketball – Boys:

Silas Boys Basketball played just one game this past week. They close out their regular season with games tonight and Friday.

Last Thursday, our Rams hosted the Lincoln Abes here at Harry Bird Memorial. They lost a tough one to the Abes 67 to 61. This game was close throughout with neither team holding more than a two or three point lead throughout the game. Leading the way for Silas was Senior Albert Kopec with 17 points and Sophomore MakHai Tolliver with 16 points.

With two games remaining in the Pierce County League, Silas is one game behind the 4^th and final berth from the PCL to the West Central Districts. Currently, Lakes is the 4^th place team. So the next two games are critical for our Rams.

The Rams advance to Districts if they win their remaining two games and Lakes loses both of their games. The teams would be tied if Silas wins one more game than Lakes does over these next two games. The first tiebreaker is the head to head regular season games against each other. The two teams split their two games against each other. The next tiebreaker is a point system the PCL uses, based on the final PCL standings. Most of the potential scenarios would have Silas and Lakes with the same number of points. If that happens, a game will be played between the two schools to determine 4^th place in the PCL. Most likely at Foss High School early next week.

Here are the remaining games for both teams:

Date	Silas Rams	Lakes Lancers
1/31/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	@ Lincoln Abes
2/2/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds

Here are the current standings for Boys Basketball in the Pierce County League:

Boys Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Stadium	9	2	-	15	4	8
Lincoln	8	2	0.5	15	3	6
Mount Tahoma	6	4	1.5	11	7	22
Lakes	5	5	3.5	10	6	32
Silas	4	6	3.5	9	10	39
Spanaway Lake	4	7	4.0	9	9	47
Bonney Lake	0	10	6.0	1	16	76

As outlined above, on Wednesday (1/31/24) Silas (9-10) travels to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. The Rams close out the regular season on Friday (2/2/24) when they host the Bonney Lake Panthers. Tip times for both matchups will have the Varsity game tipping off at 7:30 PM, the JV games tipping off at 5:45 PM, with the C-Team games tipping off at 4:00 PM.

We will update everyone when and if post-season take place for our Rams.

The Boys JV team went 0-1 this past week. Last Thursday, they lost to the Lincoln Abes 61 to 54. The JV team has a season record of 8 wins and 6 losses.

The Boys C-Team went 1-0 this past week. They beat Lincoln 58 to 36. The C-Team has had a great year, currently with 11 wins and 1 loss.

Basketball – Girls:

Silas Girls Basketball played one game this week. Last Thursday, they traveled to Lincoln to take on the Abes losing 60 to 15. This was going to be a tough matchup for the Rams. This matchup became tougher with three starters out with injury.

Here are the current standings for Girls Basketball in the Pierce County League:

Girls Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Bonney Lake	10	0	-	16	2	5
Lincoln	8	2	2.0	12	6	16
Lakes	7	3	3.0	12	6	19
Silas	5	5	5.0	10	9	44
Mount Tahoma	2	8	8.0	5	12	62
Stadium	2	9	8.5	7	12	59
Spanaway Lake	2	9	8.5	4	13	66

The Girls JV team also went 0-1 this past two weeks week. They lost to the Lincoln Abes 40 to 13. The current record for the JV team is 6 wins and 9 losses.

On Wednesday (1/31/24) our Rams will host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds in their final regular season home game. It will aloo be Senior Night. The tip times have been changed for this game. The Varsity game will tip at 5:45 PM with the JV game scheduled to tip at 4:00 PM.

Girls Basketball closes out their regular season on Friday (2/2/24) when they travel to Bonney lake to take on the Panthers. The Varsity game is scheduled to tipoff at 7:30 PM with the JV game scheduled to tip at 5:45 PM.

Our Rams have qualified for the West Central District Basketball Championships. They are currently the 4^th seed from the Pierce County League. As the #4 seed from the PCL, our Rams will play the Bainbridge Spartans in the “pigtail” game into the West Central District Basketball Tournament. This is a winner advance loser out game. This game will be played at Mount Tahoma on Tuesday, February 6^th. Tipoff time has not been announced yet.

Basketball – Unified:

Last Saturday (1/27/24) Unified Basketball played a doubleheader at Mount Tahoma Gymnasium. In their first game, they lost to the Rogers Rams 29 to 23. Riley Hoiland let the way for Silas with 9 points and 7 rebounds.

In their second game. The Rams beat Graham-Kapowsin 33 to 20. Riley Hoiland was leading scorer in the game with 21 points. Mason Burke grabbed 8 rebounds for the Rams.

The next game for Unified Basketball (2-1) is this coming Saturday (2/3/2024) when they travel to Foss High School to play the Mount Tahoma T-Birds. Tipoff is scheduled for 9:00 AM.

Bowling:

The West Central District Championships were held last Saturday (1/27/24) at Paradise Lanes in Parkland. The District Championships is the determining event in which teams and individuals qualify for the WIAA 3A State Bowling Championships. Silas had three bowlers qualify for the individual championships: Keira Frazier, Taylor Waltier, and Aurora Garcia!

They will bowl for the 3A State Championship on Friday February 2^nd at Bowlero Lanes in Tukwila. They are three of the 30 competitors vying for an individual state championship.
Unfortunately, our Rams fell just short of qualifying for the State Championship as a team. Silas finished in 6^th place in Districts with five teams advancing to the State Championships from the West Central District.

Congratulations Keira, Taylor, and Aurora!

Cheer:

This Saturday (2/3//24) Silas Cheer will be traveling to Battle Ground High School to participate in the WIAA State Cheerleading Championships. They will be competing in the 3A Game Day category. They will on stage at 2:05 PM. GO RAMS!

Flag Football:

Flag Football played four games this past week. Last Wednesday (1/24/24) the Rams collected two victories in their games played at Yelm High School. Both were shutouts! First, they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 18 to 0. In the nightcap, they beat the Washington Patriots 34 to 0.

Last Friday (1/26/24) our Rams hosted two games. First, they lost to the Mt. Si Wildcats. A final score for this contest was not captured. In their second game, Silas lost to the Franklin Pierce Cardinals 7 to 6.

Silas (4-5) plays tonight (1/31/24) against the Lincoln Abes at 5:30 PM, here at Silas High School. Tomorrow, they play the Fife Trojans at Foss High School at 5:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

Last Friday (1/26/24, our swimmers competed in the Pierce County League Swim Championships. The Silas Boys Swimming team finished in 3^rd place in the PCL League Meet, held last Friday at the Stadium High School Pool, just getting nudged out of 2^nd place by 4 points:

Team Standings:

1. Stadium – 400

2. Bonney Lake - 259

3. Silas - 255

4. Lakes - 56

5. Lincoln - 44

6. Mount Tahoma - 10

Silas had three events in which they were crowned league champions:

· 200 Freestyle Relay

Nariman Afsoun - 50 Freestyle
Nariman Afsoun - 100 Freestyle

All three relay teams and eight Silas swimmers have qualified for the West Central District Championships:

200 Medley Relay
200 Freestyle Relay
400 Freestyle Relay
Xander Dumas: 200 Individual Medley, 500 Freestyle, and Relays
Dat Pham: 100 Breaststroke and Relays
Daniel Diedrick: 100 Butterfly and Relays
Jack Lemieux: Relays
Taylor Lemieux: 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, and Relays
Nariman Afsoun: 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, and Relays
Mo Miner: 100 Breaststroke and Relays
Toni Santandreu: 100 Freestyle and Relays

The 3A West Central District Swimming Championships will be held at Rogers High School on Friday February 2^nd and Saturday February 3^rd.

Wrestling – Girls:

Our Girls Wrestling team will participate in the 3A Sub-Regionals this Friday, February 2^nd at Chief Sealth High School in Seattle.

Wrestling – Boys:

On Friday (1/26/24) our Boys Wrestling team wrestled the Bonney Lake Panthers in a dual meet here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium. They beat the Panthers 42 to 29. In doing so, they had an undefeated season in the PCL, winning their third straight Pierce County League Dual Meet Championship!

The post-season starts this coming Saturday (2/3/24), with the PCL Sub-Regionals being hosted by Silas High School. This meet will determine qualifiers that will advance to Regionals on Saturday February 10^th. The 3A Regional Meet will be held at Todd Beamer.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

1/31/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Si HS Gym	7:30 PM
2/2/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
End of Regular Season

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

1/31/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Si HS Gym	JV 5:30 PM/ C-Team 4:00 PM
2/2/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
End of Season

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

1/31/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM
2/2/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Gym	7:30 PM
2/6/2024	WCD Pigtail v. Bainbridge Spartans	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	TBA
2/9/2024	If win 2/6 - @ Peninsula Seahawks*	Peninsula HS Gym	TBA

*Most likely opponent

Basketball

Girls – JV

1/31/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	4:00 PM
2/2/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Gym	5:45 PM
End of Season

Basketball

Unified

2/3/2024

Mount Tahoma T-Birds

Foss HS Gym

9:00 AM

Bowling

2/2/2023	WIAA State Bowling Championships	Bowlero Lanes - Tukwila	9:00 AM
End of Season

Cheer

2/3/2024	WIAA State Championships	Battleground HS	2:00 PM
End of Season

Flag Football

1/31/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Fields	5;30 PM
2/1/2024	v. Fife Trojans	Foss HS	5:30 PM
2/8/2024	v. North Kitsap Vikings	Stadium Bowl	6:30 PM
End of Regular Season

Swimming

Boys

2/2/2024	WCD 3A Boys Swim Championships	Rogers HS Aquatic Center	5:00 PM
2/3/2024	WCD 3A Boys Swim Championships	Rogers HS Aquatic Center	3:00 PM
2/16/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
2/17/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
End of Season

Wrestling

Boys

2/3/2024	PCL 3A Sub-Regionals Tourney	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	9:00 AM
2/10/2024	3A Regionals (State Qualifying)	Todd Beamer HS Gym	9:00 AM
2/16/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
2/17/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
End of Season

Wrestling

Girls

2/2/2024	3A Sub-Regionals Tourney	Chief Sealth HS Gym	9:00 AM
2/10/2024	3A Regionals (State Qualifying)	Bethel HS Gym	9:00 AM
2/16/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
2/17/2024	3A State – Mat Classic XXXV	Tacoma Dome	9:00 AM
End of Season

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

January 24, 2024

Dear Silas Staff Members,

A very busy week in Silas Athletics as most sports are winding down their regular seasons and aiming for post-season play. Here are the latest results and upcoming events.

Basketball – Boys:

Silas Boys Basketball played three games this past week, going 2-1. On Friday (1/19/24), the Rams went toe to toe with the Lakes Lancers, pulling out a 72 to 67 victory. Lakes led most of the 1^st half and held a three point lead at halftime. Silas took control in the 3^rd quarter, outscoring the Lancers by eight. The fourth quarter was a nail biter the entire way. Lakes held a one point lead with less than 2:00 on the clock. The Rams quickly converted two baskets and were money down the stretch from the free throw line to secure the victory. The Rams were led by Senior Albert Kopec and Junior Tyson Parker who each had 17 points.

On Saturday, January 20th, our Rams traveled to Snoqualmie played the Mt. Si Wildcats, losing to the Wildcats 79 to 39. Mt. Si is one of the strongest programs in the state. They were 4A Semi-Finalists in 2023 and finished 2^nd in the state in 2022.

Yesterday (1-23-24) our Boys traveled to Spanaway Lake to take on the Sentinels. In another tight contest, our Rams prevailed 65 to 63. This was an important victory for the Rams as they compete to gain a berth in the West Central Districts Championships. They are currently tied with Lakes for the 4^th and final seed from the Pierce County League into Districts. Each team has three remaining games left in league play:

Date	Silas Rams	Lakes Lancers
1/25/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels
1/31/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	@ Lincoln Abes
2/2/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds

Here are the current standings for Boys Basketball in the Pierce County League:

Boys Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Stadium	8	2	-	14	4	9
Lincoln	7	2	0.5	14	3	7
Mount Tahoma	6	3	1.5	11	6	20
Silas	4	5	3.5	9	9	37
Lakes	4	5	3.5	9	6	34
Spanaway Lake	4	6	4.0	9	8	46
Bonney Lake	0	10	6.0	2	16	73

Silas (9-9) hosts the Lincoln Abes on Thursday (1/25/24) here at Silas High School Next Wednesday (1/31/24) our Rams travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. The Rams close out the regular season on Friday (2/2/24) when they host the Bonney Lake Panthers. Tip times for all three matchups will have the Varsity game tipping off at 7:30 PM, the JV games tipping off at 5:45 PM, with the C-Team games tipping off at 4:00 PM.

The Boys JV team went 1-2 this past week. Last Thursday, they lost to the Lakes Lancers 57 to 46. On Saturday, they lost a heartbreaker 51 to 49 to the Mt. Si Wildcats. Last night, they beat Spanaway Lake 72 to 65. The JV team has a season record of 8 wins and 5 losses.

The Boys C-Team went 2-0 this past week. They beat Lakes 67 to 54 and beat Spanaway Lake 68 to 55. The C-Team boasts an impressive 10 win 1 loss record so far this season.

Basketball – Girls:

The Silas Girls Basketball Team played two games this past week, going 1-1. Last Friday, they traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers. Our Rams lost a tough one 48 to 45. Yesterday, they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 55 to 35, here at Harry Bird Memorial. Leading the way for the Rams was Sophomore Annique Smith with 14 points, Sophomore Emerie Kennedy with 12 points, and Senior Tyonna Mosely with 10 points.

Our Rams have qualified for the West Central District Basketball Championships. They are currently the 4^th seed from the Pierce County League, but certainly would benefit if they can move up the standings to capture a higher seed. That team would be the third place Lakes Lancers. Each team has three league games left:

Date	Silas Rams	Lakes Lancers
1/25/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels
1/31/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	v. Lincoln Abes
2/2/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds

Here are the current standings for Girls Basketball in the Pierce County League:

Girls Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Bonney Lake	10	0	-	16	2	5
Lincoln	7	2	2.5	11	6	17
Lakes	6	3	3.5	11	6	22
Silas	5	4	4.5	10	8	44
Stadium	3	8	7.5	6	11	58
Spanaway Lake	2	8	8.0	4	12	66
Mount Tahoma	1	8	8.5	4	12	65

The Girls JV team went 1-1 last week. Last Friday, they beat the Lakes Lancers 46 to 34. Last night, they lost to the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 34 to 29. The current record for the JV team is 6 wins and 8 losses.

Tomorrow night (1/25/24) Silas (10-8) will travel to Lincoln High School to take on the Abes. On Wednesday (1/31/24) our Rams will host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds in their final regular season home game. It will aloo be Senior Night. Girls Basketball closes out their regular season on Friday (2/2/24) when they travel to Bonney lake to take on the Panthers.

All three matchups will have the same tip times; 5:45 PM for the JV games and 7:30 PM for the Varsity games.

Basketball – Unified:

Last Saturday (1/20/24) Unified Basketball launch their season against the Puyallup Vikings at Fife High School. They defeated the Vikings 33 to 30 to garner their first win of the season! Leading the way for the Rams was Sophomore Riley Hoiland with a game high of 18 points and Senior Stephon Wallace who finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds.

The next game for Unified Basketball (1-0) is this coming Saturday (1/27/24) when they play the Rogers Rams at 10:00 AM at Mount Tahoma High School.

Bowling:

Bowling has had a small respite in their schedule, after winning the Pierce County League last week. This coming Saturday (1/27/24), our Rams will be competing for a District Championship a at Paradise Lanes in Parkland. This tournament is also the qualification event for the for the WIAA State Bowling Championship.

If our Rams qualify, the WIAA State Bowling Championship will be held at Bowlero lanes in Tukwila on Friday, February 2^nd and Saturday, February 3^rd.

Cheer:

Silas Cheer is participating in competitive cheer this year. They have participated in in cheer competition the last two Saturdays (1/6/24 at Gig Harbor High School and 1/13/24 at Sammamish High School). They have qualified to cheer in the WIAA State Championships at Battle Ground High School on February 3^rd.

Flag Football:

Flag Football has played three games this past week. Last Thursday (1/18/24), they lost to the Stadium Tigers 6 to 0 and to the Curtis Vikings 33 to 16 in their games played at Stadium Bowl. On Monday (1/22/24), they traveled to Bellarmine Prep to take on the Lions. They beat the Lions 13 to 6.

Silas (2-3) plays later today (1/24/24) at Yelm High School Stadium against an unnamed opponent at 5:30 PM and the Washington Patriots at 6:30 PM. On Friday (1/26/24) our Rams are hosting games here at Silas High School. At 5:30 PM, they host an unnamed opponent and at 6:30 PM they take on the Franklin Pierce Cardinals.

Swimming – Boys:

Yesterday (1/23/24) the Silas Boys Swim team closed out their regular season with a meet against the Auburn Riverside Ravens here at the Dick Hannula Aquatic Center. Our Rams beat the Ravens 102 to 82. Here are some of the highlights:

· Silas won 8 out of the 12 events

· Silas took 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd in the 50 Yard Freestyle

· Our 200 Yard Medley Relay and 200 Yard Freestyle Relays teams won their events, each dropping their best times of the season

· The 4 x 100 Relay Team dropped 12 seconds off of their best time of the year, in an impressive time of 3:47.33.

· Xander Dumas also dropped 14 second off of his 500 Yard Freestyle time, with a 5:15.95.

· The 200 Yard Relay Team established a league time under 25 seconds to have now qualified for Districts.

· Silas has qualified for all of the swimming events in the upcoming District Meet. .

From the Let’s Get Caught Up Department:

Silas hosted a double dual meet on Tuesday (1/16/2024) against the Enumclaw Hornets and the White River Hornets. On Wednesday (1/17/24) they hosted the Lakes Lancers here at Dick Hannula Aquatic Center. Our Rams won all three matches:

Silas 121 Enumclaw 45

Silas 104 White River 47

Silas 117 Lakes 34

Highlights from these three meets include:

· McKinley Egenes continues to drop his time in the 100 Yard Backstroke. He swam a season’s best 1:22.0 against Enumclaw.

· Taylor Lemieux has been injured all season. He swam a 25.08 in the 50 free and a 57.35 in the 100 free for his first two events all season.

· Emery McCarthy swam a 1:06.0 qualifying for leagues against Lakes.

· Turner Jackson dropped 12 seconds off his 600 Freestyle time swimming a 6:47.89. He has dropped his time by over 1 minute since the beginning of the season.

· All three relays are ready to go for the playoffs. Our 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams look really strong!

Our Rams will now head into the post-season. On Friday (1/26/24), they will be swimming in the Pierce County League Championships at Stadium High School. Next week, those swimmers who qualify for Districts will be swimming in the West Central District Championships at the Rogers Aquatic Center on Friday (2/2/24) and Saturday (2/3/24).

Wrestling – Girls:

Our Girls Wrestling team participated in the Lakes High School Lipstick Open. Sophia Young a dual match against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels last Wednesday (1/10/24). They also participated in the Fife High School Invitational at Curtis High School last Saturday (1/13/24). Unfortunately, we have no results to share at this time.

Next up for the Girls, are two dual matches to close out the regular season. Later today, our Wrestlers will be traveling to Mount Tahoma to wrestle against the T-Birds. On Friday (1/26/24) Silas is hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers. Wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM for both dual meets.

On Friday (2/2/24) the post-season for our Girls starts with the Sub-Regionals at Chief Sealth.

Wrestling – Boys:

On Thursday (1/18/24) our Boys Wrestling team wrestled the Lincoln Abes in the Destiny Cup, the yearly showdown between our two schools. Our Rams recaptured the cup from Lincoln 42 to 37! The Abes had retained the cup the last two years.

Our boys participated in the Pan Can Invitational last Saturday (1/20/24) at Renton High School. This is a Varsity tournament, which we opted to have our JV team wrestled in. Not only did they wrestle, but they also came in 2^nd place! Pretty impressive!

Next up for the Boys, are two dual matches to close out the regular season. Later today, our Wrestlers will be traveling to Mount Tahoma to wrestle against the T-Birds. On Friday (1/26/24) Silas is hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers. Wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM for both dual meets.

On Saturday (2/3/24) the post-season for our Boys starts with the Sub-Regionals at Mount Tahoma.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

1/25/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
1/31/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Si HS Gym	7:30 PM
2/2/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
End of Regular Season

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

1/25/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
1/31/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Si HS Gym	JV 5:30 PM/ C-Team 4:00 PM
2/2/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
End of Season

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

1/25/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM
1/31/2024	v. Spanaway Lake	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
2/2/2024	@ Lincoln	Lincoln HS Gym	7:30 PM
End of Regular Season

Basketball

Girls – JV

1/25/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	5:45 PM
1/31/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM
2/2/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Gym	7:30 PM
End of Season

Basketball

Unified

1/27/2024

Rogers Rams

Mount Tahoma HS Gym

10:00 AM

Bowling

1/27/2023	West Central District Championship	Paradise Lanes - Parkland	8:30 AM
2/2/2023	WIAA State Bowling Championship	Bowlero Lanes - Tukwila	TBA

Cheer

2/2/2024	WIAA State Championships	Battleground HS	TBA
2/3/2024	WIAA State Championships	Battleground HS	TBA

Flag Football

1/24/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Yelm HS Stadium	5;30 PM
1/24/2024	v. Washington Patriots	Yelm HS Stadium	6;30 PM
1/26/2024	TBA	Silas HS Fields	5:30 PM
2/1/2024	TBA	Silas HS Fields	5:30 PM

Swimming

Boys

1/26/2024	PCL League Championships	Stadium HS Pool	3:00 PM
2/2/2024	WCD 3A Boys Swim Championships	Rogers HS Aquatic Center	5:00 PM
2/3/2024	WCD 3A Boys Swim Championships	Rogers HS Aquatic Center	3:00 PM
2/15/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Diving Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
2/16/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
2/17/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Swim Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

Wrestling

Boys

1/24/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	6:00 PM
1/26/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gym	6:00 PM
2/3/2024	PCL 3A Sub-Regionals Tourney	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	9:00 AM

Wrestling

Girls

1/24/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	6:00 PM
1/26/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gym	6:00 PM
2/23/2024	3A Sub-Regionals Tourney	Chief Sealth HS Gym	9:00 AM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

January 17th, 2024

An action packed week for Silas Athletics highlighted by the start of Unified Basketball this coming Saturday and the crowning of Silas Bowling as Pierce County League Champions!

Basketball – Boys:

The Boys played three games this past week and wrapped up a fourth game that was under protest. On Thursday, January 11^th, our Rams beat the Bonney Lake Panthers 76 to 55 at Bonney Lake. On Saturday (1/13/24) our Rams lost to the Stadium Tigers 54 to 45 at Stadium High School.

Prior to the start of the Stadium/Silas game, the completion of the December 9^th game against Stadium was held. Initially, Silas had been determined to be the loser of that contest 70 to 68. But two technical fouls were assessed at the conclusion of the game against Stadium. At the time, the free throws connected to the technical were not shot. Those free throws were shot last Saturday. Silas made the first three free throws earning a 71 to 70 victory.

On Monday, our Rams played the Skyline Spartans, losing to the Spartans 69 to 57 in the MLK Invitational at Renton High School.

The Boys JV team went 1-1 over this past week. Last Thursday, they beat the Bonney Lake Panthers 71 to 52. On Saturday, they lost to the Stadium Tigers 69 to 64. The JV team’s record is currently 7 – 3.

The Boys C-Team went 2-0 this past week. They beat Bonney Lake 66 to 26 and beat Stadium 52 to 51. The C-Team boasts an 8 win 1 loss record so far this season.

Here are the standings for Boys Basketball in the Pierce County League:

Boys Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Stadium	6	1	-	11	3	11
Mount Tahoma	5	2	1.0	10	4	15
Lincoln	4	2	1.5	11	3	8
Lakes	5	3	1.5	9	4	26
Spanaway Lake	3	4	3.0	8	6	42
Silas	2	5	4.0	7	8	46
Bonney Lake	0	7	6.0	2	13	74

Silas (7-8) hosts the Lakes Lancers on Friday (1/19/24) here at Silas High School (Varsity 7:30 PM - JV 5:45 PM - C-Team 4:00 PM). On Saturday, they travel to Snoqualmie to play the Mount Si Wildcats (Varsity 7:00 PM – JV 5:30 PM).

Basketball – Girls:

The Silas Girls Basketball Team played three games this past week, going 2-1. Last Thursday, they hosted the 6^th ranked team in the state, the Bonney Lake Panthers, here at Harry Bird Memorial. They lost to the Panthers 68 to 26. On Saturday, they beat the Stadium Tigers 37 to 29, also here at Harry Bird Memorial. Last night (1/16/24) our Rams traveled to University Place to play the Curtis Vikings. They beat the Vikings 37 to 29.

The Girls JV team went 1-2 last week. Last Thursday, they lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 41 to 26. On Saturday, they lost to the Stadium Tigers 29 to 22. Last night, they beat the Curtis Vikings 40 to 20. The current record for the JV team is 5 wins and 7 losses.

Here are the standings for Girls Basketball in the Pierce County League:

Girls Basketball

Team	League Standings			Overall Record		RPI Ranking
	Wins	Losses	Games Back	Wins	Losses
Bonney Lake	7	0	-	13	2	6
Lincoln	5	1	1.5	9	5	13
Silas	4	3	3.0	9	7	42
Lakes	4	3	3.0	9	6	23
Stadium	3	5	4.0	6	8	50
Mount Tahoma	2	6	5.5	4	10	64
Spanaway Lake	1	6	6.0	3	10	66

Silas (9-7) will travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers on Friday (1/19/24). Next Tuesday (1/23/24) the Rams host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels here at Harry Bird Memorial. Both matchups will have the same tip times; 5:45 PM for the JV games and 7:30 PM for the Varsity games.

Basketball – Unified:

Unified Basketball starts this weekend. Their first game is scheduled for Saturday, January 20^th at 10:00 AM at Fife High School. They will play the Puyallup Vikings.

Bowling:

This past week, our Ram’s Bowling Team wrapped up their regular season and participated in the PCL League Championship.

Last Wednesday (1/10/24) our Rams defeating the Bonney Lake Panthers 1,774 to 1,571 in their home match at Tower Lanes. Leading the way for the Rams was Senior Claire DeMoss who rolled a two-game total of 345, which included a game of 199! Keira Frazier (322 two-game total), Taylor Waltier (308 two-game total), and Aurora Garcia (287 two-game total) all had great days!

Eislyn Douthit bowled a very nice 142 for the JV team!.

Standard Scoring¹
	Bonney Lake	Silas
Game 1	714	795
Game 2	613	675
Total	1,327	1,470
Baker Scoring²
	Bonney Lake	Silas
Game 3	112	167
Game 4	132	137
Total	244	304
Grand Total³	1,571	1,774

¹Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

²Baker scoring involves each team member bowling four frames in a 10-frame game.

³Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

Silas is Crowned 2023-2024 PCL League Bowling Champions!

Yesterday, (1/16/24), the Silas Bowling Team bowled in the PCL League Tournament at Bowlero Lanes. They bowled a total pin count of 3,141 pins, 12 pins better than Spanaway Lake (3,129). Ladies and gentlemen, It doesn’t get any closer than this. Compared to regular season play, the postseason play adds an additional game and two additional Baker games.

The Rams were on fire yesterday! Keira Frazier led the way bowling a three-game series of 636. She bowled three 200+ games. Outstanding! To put this performance in perspective, the leading bowler in the PWBA (Professional Women’s Bowling Association) is Jordan Richard. In 2023, she averaged 219.69 pins per game. Keira’s average yesterday was 212.0. Wow!

Given how tightly contested the Championship was, everyone had to be on their game yesterday. That is exactly what happened. A new game high was set by the team of 920 for game #2. This is over 200 pins from their season average of 711. Everyone bowled a game of at least 170. Aurora Garcia set a new personal high of 192 pins! Claire DeMoss rolled a 179 game, Taylor Waltier bowled a 178, and Ameris Hagen had a 170 game!

Here are the individual and team results:

Standard Scoring

Name	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Series
Ameris Hagen	158	170	136	464
Aurora Garcia	141	192	149	482
Claire DeMoss	122	179	135	436
Keira Frazier	202	210	224	636
Taylor Waltier	178	169	170	517

Game Total	801	920	814	2,535

Baker Scoring

Baker 1	169
Baker 2	143
Baker 3	138
Baker 4	156
Baker Total	606

Overall Total	3.141

Next up for the Silas Bowling team is the West Central District Championships. This is scheduled for Saturday, January 27^th at Paradise Lanes in Parkland.

Cheer:

Silas Cheer is participating in competitive cheer this year. They have participated in in cheer competition the last two Saturdays (1/6/24 at Gig Harbor High School and 1/13/24 at Sammamish High School). They have qualified to cheer in the State Competition at Battle Ground High School on February 2^nd or February 3^rd.

Flag Football:

Flag Football opened their season last Thursday (1/11/24) at Mount Tahoma Stadium. They beat the Foss Falcons 30 to 0. In the nightcap, they lost to the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 38 to 8. Last night (1/16/24) they lost to the Curtis Vikings 33 to 16.

Silas (1-2) plays tomorrow night at Stadium Bowl against the Stadium Tigers at 5:30 PM and the Yelm Tornadoes at 6:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

Last Thursday (1/11/24) the Silas Boys Swim team swam against the Bonney Lake Panthers here at the Dick Hannula Pool. The Panthers beat the Rams 101 to 81. This was a highly competitive match. The Bonney Lake head coach shared that Silas really pushed their team to perform their best times of the season. Silas highlights include:

Xander Dumas recorded a personal record in the 200 Yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:15.89
McKinley Egenes set a personal record of 1:24.87 in the 100 Yard Backstroke
Dat Pham swam a season best of 1:14.91 in the 100 Yard Breaststroke
200 Yard Freestyle Relay set a new season record time of 1:42.14
400 Yard Freestyle Relay set a new season record 3:57.77

Yesterday, our Rams hosted the Enumclaw Hornets. Unfortunately, at press time, the results of the meet were unavailable.

Our Rams next meet is today( 1/17/2024) when they host they the Lakes Lancers. This meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM. They close out their regular season next Tuesday (1/23/24) here at Silas against the Auburn Mountainview Lions.

Wrestling – Girls:

Our Girls Wrestling team participated in a dual match against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels last Wednesday (1/10/24). They also participated in the Fife High School Invitational at Curtis High School last Saturday (1/13/24). Unfortunately, we have no results to share at this time.

Next up for the Girls, a dual match against the Lincoln Abes tomorrow (1/18/24) at Lincoln High School. On Saturday (1/20/24) the girls travel to Lakes High School to participate in the Lipstick Invitation Tournament, Wrestling begins at 9:00 AM.

Next Tuesday (1/24/24) the Silas Boys Wrestling Team travels to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds in a dual meet. For both dual meets (Lincoln and Mount Tahoma) wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM.

Wrestling – Boys:

Our Boys Wrestling team participated in a dual match against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels last Wednesday (1/10/24). They also participated in the Ragnarok Invitational at Curtis High School last Saturday (1/13/24). Unfortunately, we have no results to share at this time.

Next up for the Boys, a dual match against the Lincoln Abes tomorrow (1/18/24) at Lincoln High School. Next Tuesday (1/24/24) the Silas Boys Wrestling Team travels to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds in a dual meet. Wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM for both dual meets.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

1/19/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
1/20/2024	@ Mount Si	Mount Si HS Gym	7:00 PM
1/23/2024	@ Spanaway Lake	Spanaway Lake Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

1/19/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
1/20/2024	@ Mount Si	Mount Si HS Gym	JV 5:30 PM/No C-Team Game
1/23/2024	@ Spanaway Lake	Spanaway Lake Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

1/19/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM
1/23/2024	v. Spanaway Lake	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
1/25/2024	@ Lincoln	Lincoln HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV

1/19/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	5:45 PM
1/23/2024	v. Spanaway Lake	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM
1/25/2024	@ Lincoln	Lincoln HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Unified

1/20/2024	Puyallup Vikings	Fife HS Gym	10:00 AM
1/27/2024	TBA	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	10:00 AM

Bowling

1/27/2023	West Central District Championship	Paradise Lanes - Parkland	8:30 AM
2/2/2023	WIAA State Bowling Championship	Bowlero Lanes - Tukwila	TBA

Cheer

2/2 or 3/2024

State WSCCA Championships

Battleground HS

TBA

Flag Football

1/18/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:30 PM
1/18/2024	v. Yelm Tornadoes	Stadium Bowl	6:30 PM
1/24/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Yelm HS Stadium	5;30 PM
1/24/2024	v. Washington Patriots	Yelm HS Stadium	6;30 PM

Swimming

Boys

1/17/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM
1/23/2024	v. Auburn Mountainview Lions	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM
1/26/2024	PCL League Championships	Stadium HS Pool	3:00 PM

Wrestling

Boys

1/18/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	6:00 PM
1/20/2024	PanCan Team Tourney	Renton HS Gym	9:00 AM
1/24/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	6:00 PM

Wrestling

Girls

1/18/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	6:00 PM
1/20/2024	Lipstick Tournament	Lakes HS Gym	9:00 AM
1/24/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	6:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

January 10th, 2024

Another busy week in Silas Athletics. The big news of the week is that the Silas Boys Wrestling team was identified as a Team of the Month for December by the WIAA. They were one of six teams identified. Here is the announcement by the WIAA:

Basketball – Boys:

The Boys played two games this past week. On Friday, January 5th, our Rams lost a heartbreaker to the Lincoln Abes 74 to 73 at Lincoln High School. Last night (January 9th) our Rams lost another close one, this time to Mount Tahoma 69 to 65.

The Boys JV team went 2-0 over this past week. They beat West Lincoln 65 to 54 and beat Mount Tahoma 64 to 58. The JV team’s record is 6 – 2.

The Boys C-Team also went 2-0. They beat Mount Tahoma 73 to 52 and beat Mount Tahoma 59 to 54. The C-Team boasts a 6 win 1 loss record so far this season.

Silas (5-7) travels to Bonney Lake to take on the Panthers tomorrow night (1/11/24). On Saturday (1/13/24) the Rams travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers. .

Basketball – Girls:

The Silas Girls Basketball Team also played two games this past week. Last Friday, the Rams lost to the Lincoln Abes 68 to 38 in their home game here at Harry Bird memorial. Last night (1/9/24), they traveled to Mount Tahoma, defeating the T-Birds 72 to 29.

The Girls JV team went 0-2 last week. They lost to Lincoln 45 to 28 and to Mount Tahoma 29 to 26. The current record for the JV team is 4 wins and 5 losses.

Silas (7-6) will host the PCL leading Panthers from Bonney Lake tomorrow night (1/11/24) here at Harry Bird Memorial. The Panthers are currently ranked 8th in the State in the WIAA’s latest RPI rankings. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 PM. On Saturday afternoon, January 13th, the Rams host the Stadium Tigers. Tip off is scheduled for 1:30 PM.

Basketball – Unified:

Unified Basketball is just around the corner. Their first game is scheduled for Saturday, January 20th at 10:00 AM at Fife High School. Their opponent has not been determined yet.

Bowling:

Our Ram Keglers are on fire! They notched two victories this past week in which they set and reset new season high pin totals!

On Thursday, January 4th, our Rams decisively beat the Lincoln Abes at Bowlero Lanes in Lakewood 1,811 to 1,309. The Rams were led by Senior Keira Frazier who bowled a fantastic game of 210 for a total pin count of 330 in two games. Seniors Clare DeMoss (321) and Taylor Waltier (306) also had great two game series.

Not to be outdone, the JV team had all of their bowlers roll 100+ games in the second game of their match! Eislyn Douthit bowled a 131, Lydia Ouellete with a 117, and Maria Omran bowled a new person best of 115. 

Standard Scoring1
	Silas	Lincoln
Game 1	719	534
Game 2	770	579
Total	1,489	1,113
Baker Scoring2
	Silas	Lincoln
Game 3	143	90
Game 4	179	106
Total	322	196
Grand Total3	1,811	1,309

Yesterday, Tuesday January 10th, our bowlers beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 1,854 to 1,441, resetting their season best pin count. Silas had four bowlers who cracked the 300 pin two-game mark. Seniors Taylor Waltier bowled a 344, Keira Frazier a 333, and Claire DeMoss and Ameris Hagen each bowled a 306. This is some fantastic scoring and if this continues will make Silas a serious threat in post-season play.

On the JV team, Eislyn Douthit bowled a 139 and a 145 setting a new personal high of 145. 

Standard Scoring1
	Silas	Mount Tahoma
Game 1	752	574
Game 2	813	646
Total	1,565	1,220
Baker Scoring2
	Silas	Mount Tahoma
Game 3	120	122
Game 4	169	99
Total	289	221
Grand Total3	1,854	1,441

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

The Rams next match and last regular season match of the season is today (1/10/24) when they host the Bonney Lake Panthers at Tower Lanes. The match will start at 3:00 PM.

Flag Football:

Flag Football will open their season tomorrow night (1/11/24) when they play a double-header at Mount Tahoma. They will play the Foss Falcons at 5:30 PM and the Mount Tahoma T-Birds at 6:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

The Silas Boys Swim team swam against the Mount Tahoma T-Birds last Thursday (1/4/24) here at Dick Hannula Pool. They won their match 113 to 14. Mount Tahoma only had three swimmers. Yesterday (1/9/24) our Rams traveled to Lincoln High School to swim against the Abes. Unfortunately, we don’t have any data on results at this time.

Our Rams next meet is tomorrow (1/14/2024) when they host they host the Bonney Lake Panthers. This meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

Wrestling – Girls:

Our Girls Wrestling team participated in the Kelso High School Invitational Wrestling Tournament last Friday and Saturday (1/5 & 1/6/24). Unfortunately, we have no results to share at this time.

Next up for the Girls, a dual match against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels later today (1/10/24) at Spanaway Lake High School. Wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM. This Saturday 1/13/24) the Silas Girls Wrestling Team is traveling to Fife to participate in the Lasses Tournament. Wrestling begins at 9:00 AM.

Wrestling – Boys:

Our Boys Wrestling team participated in The Battle of the Ax wrestling tournament in Port Angeles. Unfortunately, we have no results to share at this time.

Next up for the Boys, a dual match against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels later today (1/10/24) at Spanaway Lake. Wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM. This Saturday 1/13/24) the Silas Boys Wrestling Team travels to Curtis High School to wrestle in the Ragnarok Invitational. Wrestling begins at 9:00 AM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

1/11/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Gym	7:30 PM
1/13/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	7:30 PM
1/19/2024	v. Lakes lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

1/11/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
1/13/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
1/19/2024	v. Lakes lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

1/11/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
1/13/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	1:30 PM
1/19/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV

1/11/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM
1/13/2024	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	12:00 PM (Noon)
1/19/2024	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Unified

1/20/2024	TBD	Fife HS Gym	10:00 AM
1/27/2024	TBD	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	10:00 AM

Bowling

1/10/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
1/16/2023	PCL League Tournament	Bowlero Lanes
1/27/2023	West Central District Tournament	Bowlero Lanes

Cheer

Flag Football

1/11/2024	Foss Falcons	Mount Tahoma Stadium	5:30 PM
1/11/2024	Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	6:30 PM
1/16/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Bob Lucey Field – Curtis HS	6:00 PM
1/18/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:30 PM

Swimming

Boys

1/11/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM
1/16/2024	v. Enumclaw Hornets	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM
1/17/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM

Wrestling

Boys

1/10/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lake HS Gym	6:00 PM
1/13/2024	Ragnarok Invitational	Curtis HS	9:00 AM
1/18/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	6:00 PM

Wrestling

Girls

1/10/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lake HS Gym	6:00 PM
1/13/2024	Lasses Invitational	Fife HS	9:00 AM
1/18/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	6:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

January 4th, 2024

Happy New Year! Since we last published This Week in Silas Athletics (12-20-23). a lot has taken place. Without further ado, let’s get to it.

Basketball – Boys:

The Boys have played five games since the 20th of December. They went 2-3 in those five games. On December 21st they played the West Seattle Wildcats losing 75 to 62 in West Seattle.

They played three games in the T-Town Throwdown Basketball Tournament, taking 2nd place in the tournament. They beat the Woodland Beavers 83 to 44, beat the Yelm Tornadoes 60 to 48, and lost in the Championship game to the Federal Way Eagles 77 to 46. Federal Way is extremely talented (currently ranked 7th in the Boys 4A Basketball RPI rankings).

Last night, our Rams lost to the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 77 to 66.

The Boys JV team went 2-0 over this same time span. They beat West Seattle 54 to 49 and beat Spanaway Lake 65 to 40.

The Boys C-Team also went 2-0. They beat West Seattle 51-49. They also beat Spanaway Lake 70 to 40.

Silas (5-5) travels to Lincoln to take on the Abes on Friday (1/5/24). On Tuesday (1/9/24) the Rams host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds.

Basketball – Girls:

The Silas Girls Basketball Team also played five games since December 20th. They went 2-3 in those five games. On December 21st they played the West Seattle Wildcats losing 64 to 41 in West Seattle.

They played three games in the T-Town Throwdown Basketball Tournament, taking 5th place in the tournament. They beat the Woodland Beavers 63 to 36, lost to the Seattle Academy Cardinals 55 to 51, and lost in the 3rd Place game to the Juanita Ravens 51 to 37.

Last night, the Girls beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 59 to 23 at Spanaway Lake.

The Girls JV team went 2-0 over this same time span. They beat West Seattle 49 to 11 and beat Spanaway Lake 25 to 23.

Silas (6-5) travel to West Seattle to take on the Wildcats later today (12/21/23) at West Seattle High School. Both the Boys and Girls will be playing at West Seattle. The Boys C-Team game will tip at 2:30 PM. The Girls JV game will tip at 4:00 PM. The Boys JV team will tip at 5:30 PM and the Girls Varsity game will tip at 7:00 PM. The Boys Varsity will close out the action with an 8:30 PM tip.

On Tuesday (12/26/23) the Rams will play their first game in the T-Town Throwdown squaring off against the Woodland Beavers at 2:00 PM.

Basketball – Unified:

Unified Basketball is just around the corner. Their first game is scheduled for Saturday, January 20th at 10:00 AM at Fife High School. Their opponent has not been determined yet.

Bowling:

Bowling had a pivotal match against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels yesterday (1/3/24). Spanaway Lake is a powerhouse in the PCL and 3A bowling. Our Rams defeated what was the undefeated Sentinels 1,671 to 1,604. Technically, the Sentinels won three of four games, but in the end, it is total pins that count.

The Rams were led by Seniors Keira Frazier (301 two game total), Ameris Hagen (292 two game total), and Taylor Waltier (291 two game total).

Highlight the JV action was Maria Omran who bowled a 101.

Standard Scoring1
	Spanaway Lake	Silas
Game 1	601	717
Game 2	711	682
Total	1,312	1,399
Baker Scoring2
	Spanaway Lake	Silas
Game 3	141	133
Game 4	151	139
Total	292	272
Grand Total3	1,604	1,671

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

The Rams next match is today (1/4/24) when they bowl against the Lincoln Abes at Bowlero Lanes. This match will begin at 3:15 PM.

Flag Football:

Flag Football will open their season on Thursday, January 11th when they play a double-header at Mount Tahoma. Kickoff for their first game is scheduled for 5:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

We have some catch up to do with swimming results. On December 14th, the Silas Boys Swim team swam against the Stadium Tigers. Because of the chaos of moving the location of the meet until the last second, getting scores from the meet became a challenge. We can now share that in a competitive match, our Rams lost to the Tigers 107 to 74.

Last Tuesday (1/2/24), the Rams swam against the Peninsula Seahawks here at Dick Hannula Pool. The Seahawks won the match 136 to 44. Silas was down seven swimmers for this match explaining the challenges the Rams faced. With that said, some outstanding performances were turned in by our Rams:

Xander Dumas took a 1st place finish in the 200 Yard Individual Medley in a time of 1:02.13. This is a district qualifying time!
The 200 Yard Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay teams each posted District qualifying times.
Turner Jackson is a swimmer on a roll in the 500 Yard Freestyle. On Tuesday, he dropped 8 seconds off of his individual best time. He has dropped 14 seconds in the past two meets!

Our Rams next meet is today (1/4/2024) when they host they host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds. This meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

Wrestling – Girls:

Our Girls Wrestling team participated in two wrestling tournaments over the Winter Break. On Thursday 12/21 and Friday 12/22 they participated the Pacific Coast Invitational in Vancouver. This is one of the largest wrestling tournaments on the West Coast. Last Saturday (12/30/23) the Girls wrestled in the Christmas Break Invitational.

We are hoping to obtain results from each tourney in the very near future.

Next up for the Girls, a dual match against the Lakes Lancers later today (1/4/24). Wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM. This weekend (Friday and Saturday 1/5 & 1/6/24) the Silas Girls Wrestling Team is traveling to Kelso (12/21 and 12/22/23) to participate in the Kelso High School Invitational. This two-day tournament is the largest girls wrestling tournament in the nation, with 850 to 900 girls participating!

Wrestling – Boys:

Our Boys Wrestling team participated in two wrestling tournaments over the Winter Break. On Thursday 12/21 and Friday 12/22 they participated the Pacific Coast Invitational in Vancouver. This is one of the largest wrestling tournaments on the West Coast. Last Friday (12/29/23) the Boys wrestled in the Doc Herron Invitational in Auburn.

We are hoping to obtain results from each tourney in the very near future.

Next up for the Boys, a dual match against the Lakes Lancers later today (1/4/24). Wrestling action begins at 6:00 PM. This Saturday (1/6/24) the Boys travel to Port Angeles to wrestle in the Battle of the Ax Invitational.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

1/5/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	7:30 PM
1/9/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
1/11/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

1/5/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
1/9/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
1/11/2024	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

1/5/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
1/9/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS	7:30 PM
1/11/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV

1/5/2024	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM
1/9/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS	5:45 PM
1/11/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM

Basketball

Unified

1/20/2024	TBD	Fife HS Gym	10:00 AM
1/27/2024	TBD	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	10:00 AM

Bowling

1/4/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Bowlero Lanes	3:15 PM
1/9/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Bowlero Lanes	3:00 PM
1/10/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Tower lanes	3:00 PM

Flag Football

1/11/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Mount Tahoma Stadium	5:30 PM
1/11/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	6:30 PM
1/16/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Bob Lucey Field – Curtis HS	6:00 PM
1/18/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:30 PM
1/18/2024	v. TBA	Stadium Bowl	6:30 PM

Swimming

Boys

1/4/2024	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM
1/9/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:00 PM
1/11/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM

Wrestling

Boys

1/4/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	6:00 PM
1/6/2024	Battle of the Ax	Port Angeles HS	9:00 AM
1/10/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lake HS Gym	6:00 PM

Wrestling

Girls

1/4/2024	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	6:00 PM
1/5 & 1/6/2024	Kelso HS Invitational	Kelso HS	Fri: 1:00 PM Sat: 9:00 AM
1/10/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lake HS Gym	6:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

December 20th, 2023

Editor’s Note: This Week in Silas Athletics will not be published next week. Look for Edition 18 after the New Year. There will be a lot to share.

Welcome to the Santa Claus is Coming to Town edition of This Week in Silas Athletics! This past week was an action pack week for Silas Athletics.

Things get really crazy next week when Silas hosts the 2023 T-Town Throwdown Basketball Tournament. This an eight-team Girls Tournament and an eight-team Boys Tournament featuring schools like the Federal Way Eagles, the Sammamish RedHawks, the Evergreen Plainsmen, the Woodland Beavers, and of course, our Silas Rams. The tournament begins on Tuesday (12/26/23) through Thursday (12/28/23).

Basketball – Boys:

This past week, the Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team went 2-1. Last Thursday (12/14/23), the Rams lost to the Lakes Lancers 70 to 68 at Lakes High School.

Last Saturday (12/16/23) the Rams traveled to Foss High School to take on the Falcons. They beat the Falcons 68 to 60. Leading the way for the Rams was Senior Post Albert Kopec with 18 points and Junior Wing LaMarcus Hinton who had 17 points and 7 rebounds.

Last Tuesday (12-19-23), the Boys hosted the Bellarmine Prep Lions, beating the Lions 56 to 46. Silas got off to a fast start in this game leading 16 to 6 at the end of the 1st quarter. They increased their lead to 34 to 20 at halftime. In the 2nd half, the Lions began their comeback, trailing only by five at the end of the 3rd quarter 46 to 41. In the 4th quarter, the Lions got the Silas lead down to three on a couple of occasions but the Rams never did let them get over the hump.

The Rams were led by Sophomore Post Antione Vallarde-Larkins who led all scorers with 17 points. Sophomore Guard MakHai Tolliver added 11 points. Senior Post Albert Kopec and Sophomore Hezekiah Wyatt each contributed 9 points.

The Boys JV team went 1-1 this past week. Beating the Foss Falcons 48 to 33 and losing to the Bellarmine Prep Lions 53 to 47.

The Boys C-Team had one game this past week, losing last night to the Bellarmine Prep Lions 45 to 39.

Note: Because of the shortage of officials, the JV and C-Team games against Lakes were postponed.

Silas (3-2) travel to West Seattle to take on the Wildcats today (12/21/23) at West Seattle High School. Both the Boys and Girls will be playing at West Seattle. The Boys C-Team game will tip at 2:30 PM. The Girls JV game will tip at 4:00 PM. The Boys JV team will tip at 5:30 PM and the Girls Varsity game will tip at 7:00 PM. The Boys Varsity will close out the action with an 8:30 PM tip.

On Tuesday (12/26/23) the Rams will play their first game in the T-Town Throwdown squaring off against the Woodland Beavers at 9:00 PM.

Basketball – Girls:

The Silas Girls Basketball Team also went 2-1 this past week. Last Thursday (12/14/23), the Silas Girls Basketball team lost to the Lakes Lancers, in a tightly contested game, 51 to 49 in their game played here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium. The Rams were led by Sophomore Guards Annique Smith and Emerie Kennedy each with 12 points and Junior Guard Italia Walker who knocked down 9 points.

On Saturday (12/16/23) the Rams traveled to Graham-Kapowsin to take on the Eagles. Our Rams beat the Eagles in a lopsided game, 67 to 24. On Monday (12/18/23) our Rams traveled to Silverdale to take on the Central Kitsap Cougars. They earned a 59 to 48 victory.

The JV team went 2-1 this past week. Beating Lakes 28 to 12, losing to Graham-Kapowsin 45 to 24, and beating Central Kitsap 40 to 21.

Silas (2-3) travel to West Seattle to take on the Wildcats later today (12/21/23) at West Seattle High School. Both the Boys and Girls will be playing at West Seattle. The Boys C-Team game will tip at 2:30 PM. The Girls JV game will tip at 4:00 PM. The Boys JV team will tip at 5:30 PM and the Girls Varsity game will tip at 7:00 PM. The Boys Varsity will close out the action with an 8:30 PM tip.

On Tuesday (12/26/23) the Rams will play their first game in the T-Town Throwdown squaring off against the Woodland Beavers at 2:00 PM.

Bowling:

Bowling had one match this past week. On Thursday (12/14/24) our Rams hosted the Lakes Lancers at Tower Lanes. The Rams bested the Lancers 1,643 to 1,313. The Rams won three of the four games. Leading the way for the Rams was Junior Aurora Garcia who bowled her personal best of 179.

Standard Scoring1
	Lakes	Silas
Game 1	529	662
Game 2	549	736
Total	1,078	1,398
Baker Scoring2
	Lakes	Silas
Game 3	110	138
Game 4	125	107
Total	235	245
Grand Total3	1,313	1,643

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

The JV team also had a great outing from Junior Lydia Ouellette who bowled a personal best of 122.

The Rams return to bowling action on Wednesday (1/3/24) when they host the 1st place Spanaway Lake Sentinels at Tower Lanes. This match will begin at 3:00 PM.

Flag Football:

Flag Football will open their season on Thursday, January 11th when they play a double-header at Mount Tahoma. Kickoff for their first game is scheduled for 5:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

Last Thursday, the Rams swam against the Stadium Tigers. Unfortunately, we don’t have any results to share. There were some last minutes changes to this meet that required a number of changes, including a change in location.

Our Rams next meet is on Tuesday (1/2/2024) when they host they host the Peninsula Seahawks. This meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

Wrestling – Girls:

Last Saturday (12/14/23), the Rams participated in the Hammerhead Wrestling Tournament at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton. Tru Willis finished 1st in her weight classification and earned the Hammerhead Outstanding Wrestler Award. She is a two-time winner of this award!

Other strong finishers for the Rams were Keely Grochowicz and Della Young who finished 3rd in their weight classifications. Nice work!

The Silas Girls Wrestling Team is traveling to Vancouver (12/21 and 12/22/23) to participate in the Pacific Coast Invitational Wrestling Tournament. This two-day tournament features some of the top high school wrestling talent in the Pacific Northwest.

Wrestling – Boys:

Last Saturday (12/14/23), the Boys also participated in the Hammerhead Wrestling Tournament at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton. The Boys finished 4th out of 64 teams! Outstanding work gentlemen!

Leading the Rams were Orion Rhinehart and Bubba Cater who finished 4th in their weight classifications and Carter Johnson who finished 5th.

The Silas Boys Wrestling Team is also traveling to Vancouver (12/21 and 12/22/23) to participate in the Pacific Coast Invitational Wrestling Tournament. This two-day tournament features some of the top high school wrestling talent in the PNW.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

12/21/2023	@ West Seattle Wildcats	West Seattle HS Gym	8:30 PM
12/26/2023	v. Woodland Beavers – T-Town	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	9:00 PM
12/27/2023	Day 2 T-Town Throwdown	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	TBD
12/28/2023	Day 3 T-Town Throwdown	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	TBD

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

12/21/2023	@ West Seattle Wildcats	West Seattle HS Gym	JV 5:30 PM / C-Team 2:30 PM
1/3/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM
1/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

12/21/2023	@ West Seattle Wildcats	West Seattle HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/26/2023	v. Woodland Beavers – T-Town	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	2:00 PM
12/27/2023	Day 2 T-Town Throwdown	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	TBD
12/28/2023	Day 3 T-Town Throwdown	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	TBD

Basketball

Girls – JV

12/21/2023	@ West Seattle Wildcats	West Seattle HS Gym	7:00 PM
1/3/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lake HS Gym	5:45 PM
1/5/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team 4:00 PM

Bowling

1/3/2024	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
1/4/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Bowlero Lanes	3:15 PM
1/9/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Bowlero Lanes	3:00 PM

Flag Football

1/11/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Mount Tahoma Stadium	5:30 PM
1/11/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	6:30 PM
1/16/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Bob Lucey Field – Curtis HS	6:00 PM
1/18/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:30 PM
1/18/2024	v. TBA	Stadium Bowl	6:30 PM

Swimming

Boys

1/2/2024	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM
1/9/2024	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:00 PM
1/11/2024	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM

Wrestling

Boys

12/29/2023	Doc Herron Invitational	Auburn HS Gym	9:00 AM
1/6/2024	Battle of the Ax	Port Angeles HS	9:00 AM
1/10/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lake HS Gym	6:00 PM

Wrestling

Girls

12/30/2023	Christmas Break Invitational	Rogers HS	9:00 AM
1/5 & 1/6/2024	Kelso HS Invitational	Kelso HS	Fri: 1:00 PM Sat: 9:00 AM
1/10/2024	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Spanaway Lake HS Gym	6:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit this site:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

December 13th, 2023

This past week, Silas Athletics had a very memorable celebration and a myriad of results to share.

Silas Swimming School Records Event:

Last Wednesday (12/6/23), Silas High School recognized two Rams (past and present) for setting school records in their respective swimming events. Honorees include:

· Izzy Rider (2023) – 100 Yard Breaststroke – New Silas Record 1:06.19

Izzy broke the record set 45 years my Margaret Eberling

· Elijah Grinstead (2020) – 100 Yard Breaststroke – New Silas Record 57.53

Elijah broke the record set 39 years ago by Joe Eberling

Izzy Rider with prior record holder Margaret Eberling

Elijah Grinstead with prior record holder Joe Eberling

The honorees were treated by a visit from legendary Wilson Swim coach Dick Hannula.

For those of you who are unaware of his accomplishments, here is Coach Hannula’s swimming biography:

· Coached Wilson Boys Swimming to 24 consecutive state championships (1960 to 1983)

· In those 24 years the Rams won 323 swim meets in a row without a loss

· 1980 National High School Coach of the Year

· Inducted into numerous Hall of Fames including:

Ø The International Swimming Hall of Fame

Ø The American Swim Coaches Hall of Fame

Ø The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Ø Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Hall of Fame

Ø Washington State Sports Hall of Fame

Ø Washington State University Hall of Fame

· Coached the U.S. National Swim Team in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985

· Coached the U.S. National Swim Team, in the 1975 Pan American Games

· He managed the U.S. National Swim Team in the 1984 Summer Olympics

· He managed the U.S. National Swim Team in the 1988 Summer Olympics

· He managed the U.S. National Swim Team in 1979

· He managed the U.S. National Swim Team in the 1984 Summer Olympics

· He managed the U.S. National Swim Team in the 1988 Summer Olympics

· He coached the University of Puget Sound swim teams in 2017

Coach Hannula and Principal Ray

Basketball – Boys:

Last Saturday (12/9/23) the Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers. The Varsity game was a nip and tuck affair with the Tigers prevailing 70 to 68 here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium. The Rams held a 15 to 13 lead after the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter, the Tigers outscored the Rams by 10 to take a 34 to 26 lead at halftime. They maintained that lead after the end of three, 55 to 46. Then the Rams started their comeback. They got the Stadium lead down to 2 with 15 seconds left. Unfortunately, Stadium did a great job of playing keep away to close out the clock.

Leading the way for the Rams was Sophomore Guard MakHai Tolliver who knocked down 21 points, Junior Guard Tyson Parker who scored 14, and Sophomore Post Antione Vallarde-Larkins who had 13 points.

The JV team also played in a close contest, losing to the Tigers 74 to 70 in overtime. The Rams were led by Freshman Guard Myree Woods who had 22 points and Freshman Guard Jaxen Lofton who had 17 points.

The C-Team beat the Tigers 63 to 42. Sophomore Jamaree Stratton led the way for the Rams with 17 points and Sophomore Wing Jordan Harris who contributed 13 points.

Silas (1-1) travels to Lakes to take on the Lancers tomorrow (12/14/23) at Lakes High School. The C-Team game will tip at 4:00 PM, the JV game will tip at 5:45 PM, and the Varsity game will tip at 7:30 PM. On Saturday (12/16/23) the Rams renew their city rivalry with the Foss Falcons at Foss High School. The JV game will tip at 3:00 PM with the Varsity game tipping off at 5:00 PM.

Basketball – Girls:

The Silas Girls Basketball Team had two games this past week. Last Wednesday (12/2/23), the Silas Girls Basketball team hosted the Annie Wright Gators in their game played at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium. The Gators beat our Rams 49 to 36.

This game was marked by significant runs. In the 1st quarter the Gators went on a 15 to 1 run. The Rams turned it around in the 2nd quarter, going on a 21 to 7 run of their own. The game was tied at halftime 22 to 22. The Gators won the game because of their efforts in the 3rd quarter outscoring the Rams 19 to 7.

The Rams were led by Junior Guard Italia Walker who had 14 points and Sophomore Guard Annique Smith who knocked down 11 points.

On Friday (12/8/2023) Girls Basketball traveled to Stadium to take on the Tigers. Our Rams took the victory 60 to 39. The Rams started hot, taking a 29 to 7 lead at halftime. In the 2nd half, the Tigers actually outscored Silas 32 to 31 in the 2nd half. The Rams were led by Sophomore Annique Smith who had a fantastic game scoring 33 points. Sophomore Guard Emerie Kennedy contributed 12 points on 4 of 9 from 3-point distance. Junior Guard Italia Walker had a very solid overall game with 6 points, 6 assists, 6 steals, and 2 blocks.

The JV team lost to the Tigers 36 to 28.

The next game for Girls Basketball (2-1) is tomorrow night (12/14/2023) when they host the Lakes Lancers. The JV game is scheduled to start at 5:45 PM with the Varsity game tipping off at 7:30 PM. On Saturday, they travel to Graham-Kapowsin to take on the Eagles. The JV game will tip at 5:30 PM with the Varsity game scheduled to tip at 7:00 PM.

Bowling:

Bowling had one match and participated in one tournament this past week. On Thursday (12/7/24) our Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers at Tower Lanes. The Rams beat the Tigers 1,704 to 1,530. The Rams did all their damage in the standard scoring games, beating the Tigers by 217 pins. Leading the way for the Rams was Taylor Waltier who bowled two fantastic games of 199 and 192.

Standard Scoring1

Stadium Silas

Game 1 581 743

Game 2 648 703

Total 1,229 1,446

Baker Scoring2

Stadium Silas

Game 3 152 145

Game 4 149 113

Total 301 258

Grand Total3 1,530 1,704

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

The JV team also had a great night with Jemmiah Matthews who rolled games of 124 and 121. Lydia Ouellette rolled a game of 115.

On Saturday (12/9/23) our Rams bowled in the Tower Classic Tournament. This was an extremely competitive tournament with Rams finishing 10th out of 14 teams. Leading the way for the Rams were Keira Frazier who bowled a 509 series (3 games) and Taylor Waltier who bowled a 479 series.

Tomorrow, the Rams (6-2) host the Lakes Lancers at Tower Lanes. This match will start at 3:00 PM.

Flag Football:

Flag Football will open their season on Thursday, January 11th when they play a double-header at Mount Tahoma. Kickoff for their first game is scheduled for 5:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

Editor Note: Last week’s edition suggested that Silas defeated Bonney Lake. When the dust cleared, the two teams ended up in a 90 to 90 tie.

Yesterday, the Silas Boys Swim Team traveled to Lakes to swim against the Lancers. They defeated the Lancers 122 to 19. They won 11 of the 12 events. There are a plethora of notable outcomes from this meet, especially in the 50 Yard Freestyle Here are highlights:

· All three relay teams (200 Medley, 200 Freestyle, and 400 Freestyle) all posted District qualifying times

· Jerimiah Jackson swam the 50 Freestyle in 35.46

· Kepler Koerger swam the 50 Freestyle in a time of 28.77

· Mo Miner swam the 50 Freestyle in 26.35.

· Daniel Diedrick swam the 50 Freestyle in 26.32.

· Dat Pham swam the 100 free in a time of 56.79

· Jack Lemieux scored 106 pints in the 1 meter diving competition

Our Rams (1-0-1) will travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 PM.

Wrestling – Girls:

Last Thursday, the Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers. They beat the Tigers though we did not capture a final score. We did win all the matches, so its safe to say we won. Highlights for the Girls was that Serlisha Rodriquez and Della Young won their matches via pins.

On Saturday (12/9/23), the Silas Girls Wrestling Team traveled to Orting to participate in the Takedown and Tiaras Wrestling Tournament. Unfortunately, we haven’t secured the results for this event. Stay tuned for results next week.

Wrestling – Boys:

Last Thursday, the Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers in a dual meet here at Silas High School. The Rams prevailed 60 to 21. The Rams won 10 of 14 matches via pins! Those winning their match via pin were Lucas

McCullough, Jack McCullough, Auggie Affifi, Kelton Sweeny, DJ Hetrick, Emanuel Carter, Noah Raney, Sam Aiken, Orion Rhinehart and Carter Johnson.

On Saturday (12/9/23), the Varsity traveled to Olympic High School in Bremerton to wrestle in the Olympic Duals Tournament. The JV team also headed to Bremerton to participate in the Olympic JV Tournament at Bremerton High School. Unfortunately, we haven’t secured the details for these events. Stay tuned for these details next week.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

12/14/2023 @ Lakes Lancers Lakes HS Gym 7:30 PM

12/16/2023 @ Foss Falcons Foss HS Gym 5:00 PM

12/19/2023 @ West Seattle Wildcats West Seattle HS Gym 8:30 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

12/14/2023 @ Lakes Lancers Lakes HS Gym JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

12/16/2023 @ Foss Falcons Foss HS Gym JV 3:00 PM / No C-Team Game

12/19/2023 @ West Seattle Wildcats West Seattle HS Gym JV 5:30 PM / C-Team 2:30 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

12/14/2023 v. Lakes Lancers Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym 7:30 PM

12/16/2023 @ Graham-Kapowsin Eagles Graham-Kapowsin Gym 7:00 PM

12/18/2023 @ Central Kitsap Cougars Central Kitsap Gym 7:15 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV

12/14/2023 v. Lakes Lancers Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym 5:45 PM

12/16/2023 @ Graham-Kapowsin Eagles Graham-Kapowsin Gym 5:30 PM

12/18/2023 @ Central Kitsap Cougars Central Kitsap Gym 5:45 PM

Bowling

12/7/2023 v. Stadium Tigers Tower Lanes 3:00 PM

12/9/2023 Tower Classic Tournament Tower Lanes 9:00 AM

12/14/2023 v. Lakes Lancers Tower Lanes 3:00 PM

Flag Football

1/11/2024 @ Stadium Tigers Mount Tahoma Stadium 5:30 PM

1/11/2024 @ Mount Tahoma T-Birds Mount Tahoma Stadium 6:30 PM

1/16/2024 @ Curtis Vikings Bob Lucey Field – Curtis HS 6:00 PM

1/18/2024 @ Stadium Tigers Stadium Bowl 5:30 PM

1/18/2024 v. TBA Stadium Bowl 6:30 PM

Swimming

Boys

12/14/2023 @ Stadium Tigers Stadium HS Pool 3:30 PM

1/2/2024 v. Peninsula Seahawks Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS 3:30 PM

1/9/2024 @ Lincoln Abes Lincoln HS Pool 3:00 PM

Wrestling

Boys

12/15 & 16/23 Hammerhead Tournament Kitsap Fairgrounds 9:00 AM

12/21 & 12/22/23 Pacific Coast Invitational Clark County Fairgrounds 9:00 AM

12/29 & 12/30/23 Doc Herron Invitational Auburn HS Gym 9:00 AM

Wrestling

Girls

12/15 & 16/23 Hammerhead Tournament Kitsap Fairgrounds 9:00 AM

12/21 & 12/22/23 Pacific Coast Invitational Clark County Fairgrounds 9:00 AM

12/30/23 Christmas Break Invitational Rogers HS Gym 9:00 AM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites: · https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

December 6th, 2023

Silas Athletics is now in full swing for the Winter sports. The last of our sports to get started, Flag Football, has begun practice this week. Also, Silas High School had several athletes recognized by the Tacoma Athletic Commission at their Fall Sports Athletes of the Year luncheon.

Here is what is shaking in Silas Athletics:

Tacoma Athletic Commission Fall Sports Athletes of the Year:

Ivy Brown:

Recognized as the 2023 Athlete of the Year in Volleyball

Railee Hutton:

Recognized as a 2023 Athlete of the Year Nominee in Girls Soccer

Vaida Smith:

Recognized as a 2023 Athlete of the Year Nominee in Girls Cross Country

Izzy Rider:

Recognized as a 2023 Athlete of the Year Nominee in Girls Swimming

Jack McCullough:

Recognized as a 2023 Athlete of the Year Nominee in Football

Basketball – Boys:

Last Thursday (11/30/23), the Boys Basketball Team kicked off their 2023-2024 season hosting the Foster Bulldogs here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium. The Rams got off to a great start to the season by winning all three games!

In the Varsity game, the Rams beat the Bulldogs 83-71. Leading the way for the Rams was Sophomore Guard MakHai Tolliver who scored 21, Junior Guard Tyson who knocked down 16 points, and Senior Post Albert Kopec who also scored 16 points.

In the JV game, the Rams beat Foster in a low scoring contest, 48 to 28. Leading the Rams efforts was Freshman Guard Myree Woods who knocked down 11 points, Freshman Wing Anton Smith Jr. who contributed 8 points, and Junior Geno Kaul who scored 7 points.

In the C-Team game, Silas beat Foster 57-30. Leading the Rams was Freshman post Reid Lail who scored 15 points, Sophomore Guard Anh Tran who added 12 points, and Sophomore Wing Jordan Harris who contributed 11 points.

The next game for your Rams will be this coming Saturday (12/9/23) when the Rams host the Stadium Tigers. The C-Team game will tip at 4:00 PM, the JV game will tip at 5:45 PM, and the Varsity game will tip at 7:30 PM.

Basketball – Girls:

Last Saturday (12/2/23), the Silas Girls Basketball team traveled to South Kitsap to take on the Wolves. In the Varsity Game, the Rams beat the Wolves 56-40. Leading the way for the well-balanced Rams was Annique Smith who scored 13 points. Emerie Kennedy, Tyonna Mosely, and Italia Walker who each added 10 points apiece. Here is a box score of their performance on Saturday:

Silas @ South Kitsap 12/2/2023
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals
Annique Smith	13	8	4	3
Emerie Kennedy	10	7	3	2
Tyonna Mosely	10	5	*	3
Italia Walker	10	*	3	*

The JV team lost to South Kitsap in a tightly contested contest 33-29. Leading the way for the Rams was Freshman Forward Ainsley Fitzgerald who scored 10 points. Contributing 4 points apiece were Freshman Guard Izabelle Martinez, Freshman Wing Jocelyn Scott, and Freshman Guard McKenna Coleman.

Girls Basketball opens their home schedule tonight (12/6/23) when they host the Annie Wright Gators. This is a Varsity only game that tip off at 6:00 PM. On Friday (12/8/23) they will travel to North Tacoma to take on the Stadium Tigers. The JV game will tip at 5:45 PM and the Varsity game will tip at 7:30 PM.

Bowling:

Bowling had two matches this past week, winning both matches!. They hosted the Mount Tahoma T-Birds last Thursday (11/30/23) at Tower Lanes. They beat the T-Birds 1,661 to 1,485, winning all four games. The Rams were led by Seniors Taylor Waltier and Keira Frazier who bowled two game scores of 358 and 346 respectfully.

Standard Scoring1
	Mount Tahoma	Silas
Game 1	639	700
Game 2	622	725
Total	1,261	1,425
Baker Scoring2
	Mount Tahoma	Silas
Game 3	119	124
Game 4	105	112
Total	224	236
Grand Total3	1,661	1,485

Yesterday (12/5/23) our Rams hit the road to take on the Bonney Lake Panthers at Daffodil Bowl in Puyallup. The Rams had their highest team total of the year, 1,769. The Rams were led by Claire DeMoss who rolled a game of 178. She did this without a strike, exceedingly difficult to score this well on only spares. Aurora Garcia had her best match of the season rolling a game of 165, and Ameris Hagen who rolled a 152.

Standard Scoring1
	Silas	Bonney Lake
Game 1	752	582
Game 2	747	645
Total	1,499	1,227
Baker Scoring2
	Silas	Bonney Lake
Game 3	132	126
Game 4	162	144
Total	294	270
Grand Total3	1,769	1,521

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

The JV team also had a great night with Jemmiah Matthews who rolled games of 124 and 121. Lydia Ouellette rolled a game of 115.

Tomorrow afternoon, Silas will host the Stadium Tigers at Tower Lanes. This match will start at 3:00 PM.

Flag Football:

Flag Football will open their season on Thursday, January 11th when they play a double-header at Mount Tahoma. Kickoff for their first game is scheduled for 5:30 PM.

Swimming – Boys:

The Silas Boys Swim Team opened their season yesterday (12/5/23) when they traveled to Sumner to swim against the Bonney Lake Panthers. The information regarding results has not been produced yet by the home school. But what we can share is that:

Silas won the meet
Silas won 8 of the 12 events
The 200 Medley Relay Team met the District qualification standard
Nariman Afsoun won the 50 Yard Freestyle and met the District qualification standard
Nariman also won the 100 Yard Freestyle
Xander Dumas won the 500 Yard Freestyle and met the District qualification standard
Xander also won the 200 Yard Individual Medley
Dat Pham won the 100 Yard Breaststroke

The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Team won their event and met the District qualification standard
The 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Team won their event.
We believe Jack Lemieux won the Diving event.

All in all, a great start to the 2023-2024 Boys Swim season.

Wrestling - Girls:

Last Saturday (12/2/23), the Silas Girls Wrestling Team traveled to Yelm to participate in the Jump On In Wrestling Tournament. This was a huge tournament with 50 schools participating. Here are the highlights:

Tru Willis was the Tournament Champion in the 190 pound classification. She is one of four of the top wrestlers in the state at this weight classification.
Keely Grochowicz finished 4th in the XXX weight classification.
Beverly Masunu and Della Young finished 2nd in the Round Robin JV.

The Girls will open PCL action tomorrow (12/7/23) when they host the Stadium Tigers. This coming Saturday (12/9/23) they will travel to Orting to wrestle in the Takedown & Tiara’s Tournament. Tournament action begins at 9:00 AM.

Wrestling - Boys:

Last Saturday (12/2/23), the Silas Boys Wrestling Team traveled to Auburn to participate in the Bob Jones Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Your Rams took the Team Title in this tournament! In this 8-team tournament they outscored the 2nd place team by 120 points. The Rams placed nine wrestlers in the tournament finals. Here is how they finished:

Tournament Champions:

DJ Hetrick

Carter Johnson
Jack McCullough

2nd Place Finishers:

Evan Condon
Sam Aiken
Gavin Camacho
Lucas McCullough
Landon Koltes
Augustus Afifi

The Boys will open their PCL schedule tomorrow (12/7/23) when they host the Stadium Tigers. Varsity action begins at 7:00 PM. On Saturday (12/9/23) the Boys will travel to Olympic High School in Bremerton to participate in the Olympic Duels. Tournament action starts at 9:00 AM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

12/9/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM
12/16/2023	@ Foss Falcons	Foss HS Gym	5:00 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

12/9/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/16/2023	@ Foss Falcons	Foss HS Gym	JV 3:00 PM / No C-Team Game

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	7:30 PM
12/14/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV

12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	5:45 PM
12/14/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	5:45 PM

Bowling

12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
12/9/2023	Tower Classic Tournament	Tower Lanes	9:00 AM
12/14/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM

Flag Football

1/11/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Mount Tahoma Stadium	5:30 PM
1/11/2024	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	6:30 PM
1/16/2024	@ Curtis Vikings	Bob Lucey Field – Curtis HS	6:00 PM
1/18/2024	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:30 PM
1/18/2024	v. TBA	Stadium Bowl	6:30 PM

Swimming

Boys

12/12/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	4:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	3:30 PM
1/2/2024	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Dick Hannula Pool – Silas HS	3:30 PM

Wrestling

Boys

12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Olympic Duels (Varsity)	Olympic HS Gym	8:00 AM
12/9/2023	Willie Stewart Tournament (JV)	Foss HS Gym	7:00 AM
12/15 & 16/23	Hammerhead Tournament	Kitsap Fairgrounds	9:00 AM

Wrestling

Girls

12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Takedown & Tiaras	Orting HS Gym	9:00 PM
12/15 & 16/23	Hammerhead Tournament	Kitsap Fairgrounds	9:00 AM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

November 29th, 2023

The Winter sports season is now officially here with a number of our teams kicking off their season openers this week. Here’s the latest in Silas Athletics:

Basketball – Boys:

Tomorrow night (11/30/23), the Boys Basketball Team will start their season tomorrow night when they host the Foster Bulldogs here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium. The C-Team game will tip at 4:00 PM, the JV game will tip at 5:45 PM, and the Varsity game will tip at 7:30 PM.

Basketball – Girls:

On Saturday (12/2/23), the Girls will travel to South Kitsap to take on the Wolves. The JV game will tip at 1:00 PM and the Varsity game will tip at 2;30 PM.

Bowling:

Bowling had two matches this past week. Last Tuesday (11/21/23) the Rams competed against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at Paradise Bowl in Parkland. Despite having our highest team score of the year, our Rams lost to the Sentinels 1,993 to 1,744. Any team score above 1,700 is very good. A team score above 1,900 is outstanding. Spanaway Lake’s team score of 1,993 was going to be extremely difficult to beat.

Leading the way for the Rams was Claire DeMoss who rolled a 186 game and Taylor Waltier and Keira Frazier who each rolled games of 175.

Standard Scoring1
	Silas	Spanaway Lake
Game 1	783	825
Game 2	671	818
Baker Scoring2
	Silas	Spanaway Lake
Game 3	121	167
Game 4	169	183
Grand Total3	1,744	1,993

Yesterday (11/28/23) our Rams hosted the Lincoln Abes at Tower Lanes. In an incredibly tight match, they beat the Abes 1,569 to 1,536. Going into the Bakers, the Rams had a three pin lead. They pulled away (ever so slightly) during the Bakers to win by 33 pins.

Standard Scoring1
	Lincoln	Silas
Game 1	622	626
Game 2	672	671
Total	1,294	1,297
Baker Scoring2
	Lincoln	Silas
Game 3	133	158
Game 4	109	114
Total	242	272
Grand Total3	1,536	1,569

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

Tomorrow afternoon, Silas will host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds at Paradise Lanes in Parkland. This match will start at 3:00 PM.

Wrestling - Boys and Girls:

Last Saturday, both the Boys and Girls Wrestling teams competed in the Curtis Take Down Tournament. This is a modified tournament in which wrestlers take to the mat for a one minute running clock. The objective for the wrestlers is to get as many take downs as possible in one minute against their opponent.

This Saturday (12/2/23), both teams will be competing in tournaments, in traditional tournament formats. The Girls Team is traveling to Yelm to participate in the Lipstick Tournament. The Boys are traveling to Auburn to participate in the Bob Jones Invitational Wrestling Tournament.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

11/30/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/9/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

11/30/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/9/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	2:30 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV & C-Team

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	JV Only – 1:00 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

Bowling

11/30/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
12/5/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Daffodil Lanes	3:00 PM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Tower lanes	3:00 PM

Swimming

Boys

12/5/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Sumner HS Pool	5:30 PM
12/12/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	4:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	3:30 PM

Wrestling

Boys

12/2/2023	Bob Jones Invitational	Auburn HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Olympic Duels (Varsity)	Olympic HS Gym	8:00 AM
12/9/2023	Willie Stewart Tournament (JV)	Foss HS Gym	7:00 AM

Wrestling

Girls

12/2/2023	Lipstick Tournament	Yelm HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Takedown & Tiaras	Orting HS Gym	9:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

November 21st, 2023

Due to the short week this week, This Week in Silas Athletics is coming out a day early. This week is the calm before the majority of Winter Sports begin competition. Additionally, the majority of Fall Sports have announced their All-League Teams. Here is what’s happening with Rams Bowling, All-League selections, and a preview of what’s coming the Silas sports calendar. .

Bowling:

Bowling had two matches this past week. Last Wednesday (11/15/23) our Bowlers lost to the Gig Harbor Tides in a modified home match 855 to 705 at Tower Lanes. Leading the way for the Rams was Taylor Waltier and Claire DeMoss who bowled games of 162 and 156 respectfully.

Standard Scoring1
	Gig Harbor	Silas
Game 1	754	588
Baker Scoring2
	Gig Harbor	Silas
Game 2	101	117
Grand Total3	855	705

On Thursday (11/16/23) Silas bounced back with a 1,582 t0 1,130 victory over the Lakes Lancers at Bowlero Lanes in Lakewood. They won all four games of the match. Of note, Taylor Waltier bowled a fantastic game of 227 in her first game of this match.

Standard Scoring1
	Silas	Lakes
Game 1	672	378
Game 2	652	514
Total	1324	892
Baker Scoring2
	Silas	Lakes
Game 3	137	118
Game 4	121	120
Total	258	238
Grand Total3	1582	1130

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

Later today, Silas will bowl against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at Paradise Lanes in Parkland. This match will start at 3:00 PM.

ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS:

Silas High School had a plethora of student/athletes who were named to Pierce County League All-League teams, including two Silas athletes who were named Player of the Year/Most Valuable Player:

Boys Cross-Country:

Evan Sanderford - 2nd Team All-PCL
Luke Entwistle – 2nd Team All-PCL
Nathan Coyle - 2nd Team All-PCL

Girls Cross-Country

Vaida Smith - 2nd Team All-PCL

Football:

Evan White – Player of the Year – Special Teams
Jack McCullough – 2nd Team All-PCL – Linebacker

Landon Kingston - Honorable Mention All-PCL – Kicker
Curtis Wright – Honorable Mention All-PCL – Offensive Line
Charles Gonzales – Honorable Mention All-PCL – Offensive Line
Donovan Dougherty – Honorable Mention All-PCL – Defensive Line
James Datin – Honorable Mention All-PCL – Defensive Line
Majesty Lui – Honorable Mention All-PCL – Linebacker
Albert Kopec – Honorable Mention All-PCL – Defensive Back

Boys Golf:

Andy Schilling - 1st Team All-PCL
Aidan Joseph - 1st Team All-PCL
Jake Kennedy - 1st Team All-PCL
Jordan Alwert - 2nd Team All-PCL
Ethan Martinson - 2nd Team All-PCL

Girls Soccer:

Railee Hutton - 1st Team All-PCL - Forward
Lauren Meade - 1st Team All-PCL - Midfielder
Hannah Williams - 1st Team All-PCL – Defender
Kyra Kadow - 2nd Team All-PCL – Defender

Bailey Hanson - 2nd Team All-PCL – Defender
Bella Armstrong - Honorable Mention All-PCL – Midfielder
Claire Mock - Honorable Mention - All-PCL – Goalkeeper
Silas High School - Sportsmanship

Boys Tennis:

Brady Acklin - 1st Team All-PCL – Singles (Champion - PCL Tournament)
Nathan Shouse - 2nd Team All-PCL – Singles (3rd Place - PCL Tournament)
Vinh Le - 1st Team All-PCL – Doubles (6th Place – PCL Tournament
Ryan Wenz - 1st Team All-PCL – Doubles (6th Place – PCL Tournament

Volleyball:

Ivy Brown – Most Valuable Player
Ellori Moon - 1st Team All-PCL
Valerie Brandt - 1st Team All-PCL
Savannah Kosche - 2nd Team All-PCL
Sammy Caron - 2nd Team All-PCL
Morgan Stevens - Honorable Mention All-PCL
Sonja Strom - Honorable Mention All-PCL

Boys Water Polo:

Parker Hudson – Honorable Mention – BWP All-Division Team
Taylor Lemieux – Honorable Mention – BWP All-Division Team

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

11/30/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/9/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

11/30/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/9/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	2:30 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV & C-Team

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	JV Only – 1:00 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS - Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

Bowling

11/28/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
11/30/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
12/5/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Daffodil Lanes	3:00 PM

Swimming

Boys

12/5/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Sumner HS Pool	5:30 PM
12/12/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	4:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	3:30 PM

Wrestling

Boys

11/25/2023	Takedown Tournament	Curtis Jr. High Gym	9:00 AM
12/2/2023	Bob Jones Invitational	Auburn HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Olympic Duels	Olympic HS Gym	8:00 AM
12/9/2023	Willie Stewart Tournament	Foss HS Gym	7:00 AM

Wrestling

Girls

11/25/2023	Takedown Tournament	Curtis Jr. High Gym	9:00 AM
12/2/2023	Lipstick Tournament	Yelm HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Takedown & Tiaras	Orting HS Gym	9:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

November 15th, 2023

One sports season ends and a new one begins. The Fall sports season has officially wrapped up this past weekend. The Winter sports season begins in earnest this week with practices for Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Wrestling, and Boys Swimming getting started on Monday. Bowling has already begun their competitive season and Flag Football will have their first practice on December 4th.

Here’s how the Fall sports season wrapped up:

Bowling:

Bowling started their season last Thursday (11/9/23) when they took on the Stadium. The Rams picked up their first win of the season, defeating the Tigers 1642 to 1489 at Tower Lanes. The Rams beat the Tigers in all four games:

Standard Scoring1
	Silas	Stadium
Game 1	647	598
Game 2	697	663
Total	1344	1261
Baker Scoring2
	Silas	Stadium
Game 3	145	101
Game 4	153	127
Total	288	228
Grand Total3	1642	1489

1Standard scoring involves each member of the team bowling a 10-frame game. All pins are added together.

2Baker scoring involves each team member bowling two frames in a 10-frame game.

3Winner is determined by the grand total of all four games.

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team participated in the 2023 WIAA 3A Girls Swimming and Diving Championships last Friday and Saturday (11/10 & 11/11/23) at the King County Aquatic Center. Ours Girls finished 16th in State out of a total of 36 schools who scored in the State meet!

Here is how our Rams performed:

Event	Participants	Time	Place
200 Yard Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	1:54.62	DQ
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	2:03.90	19th
200 Yard Ind. Medley	Izzy Rider	2:16.72	9th
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	25.63	15th
	Keely Grochowicz	25.75	19th
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	57.19	20th
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	5:33.06	14th
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider	1:06.19	6th
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	3:45.53	9th

Ladies, congratulations on an outstanding season!

Link to the WIAA Swimming & Diving Championship Results: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-gsw/?sport_id=13

Volleyball:

Last weekend, the Rams competed in the West Central District Volleyball Championships held at Mount Tahoma high School. Unfortunately for our Rams, they did not qualify to advance to the State Tournament.

On Friday (11/10/23 the Rams opened up playing the Mountain View Thunder, the #3 seed from the Greater St. Helen’s League. In a surprising outcome, the Thunder prevailed 3 sets to 1. This dropped the Rams into the Loser’s Bracket (winner advance/loser out) to take on the Kent Meridian Royals. The Rams won this match 3 sets to none.

On Saturday (11/11/23), they had another winner advance/loser out contest, this time against the Central Kitsap Cougars. In a highly competitive match, the Rams lost 3 sets to 2, thus ending their season.

The rams finished with an overall record of 14 wins and 5 losses and a Pierce County League Championship. Congratulation ladies on an outstanding season!

District Volleyball Tournament Bracket: https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4160&sport=10&ps_type=1

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Basketball

Boys - Varsity

12/1/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/8/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Boys – JV & C-Team

12/1/2023	v. Foster Bulldogs	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/8/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

Basketball

Girls - Varsity

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	2:30 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	7:30 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	7:30 PM

Basketball

Girls – JV & C-Team

12/2/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap HS Gym	JV Only – 1:00 PM
12/6/2023	v. Annie Wright Gators	Silas HS- Harry Bird Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM
12/8/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gym	JV 5:45 PM / C-Team: 4:00 PM

Bowling

11/15/2023	v. Gig Harbor Tides	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
11/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Bowlero Lanes	3:00 PM
11/21/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Paradise Lanes	3:00 PM

Swimming

Boys

12/5/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Sumner HS Pool	5:30 PM
12/12/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	4:30 PM
12/14/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	3:30 PM

Wrestling

Boys

11/25/2023	Takedown Tournament	Curtis Jr. High Gym	9:00 AM
12/2/2023	Bob Jones Invitational	Auburn HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Olympic Duels	Olympic HS Gym	8:00 AM
12/9/2023	Willie Stewart Tournament	Foss HS Gym	7:00 AM

Wrestling

Girls

11/25/2023	Takedown Tournament	Curtis Jr. High Gym	9:00 AM
12/2/2023	Lipstick Tournament	Yelm HS Gym	9:00 AM
12/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Gym	7:00 PM
12/9/2023	Takedown & Tiaras	Orting HS Gym	9:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Once a Ram, Always a Ram!

November 8th, 2023

This week’s edition is shorter than most, as many of our Fall Sports have concluded their seasons. Those still competing in post-season play are Girls Swimming (WIAA State Swimming Championships) and Volleyball (Districts -3A West Central/SW Washington District 3/4) .

Winter sports is right around the corner. Bowling and Cheer have already begun their practices. Bowling’s will have their first match tomorrow. Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys/Girls Wrestling, and Boys Swimming get started next Monday (11/13/23) with their first practices.

Here is the latest in Silas Athletics:

Bowling:

Bowling starts their season tomorrow (11/9/23) when they take on the Stadium Tigers at Tower Lanes.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

Last Saturday (11/4/2023), Vaida Smith, Aiden Pearisaeff , and Evan Sanderford represented Silas High School in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships. Here are the results for our competitors in each race:

2023 WIAA State Cross Country Championships

3A Boys – 3 Miles
Evan Sanderford	87^th Place	17:18.00
Aiden Pearisaeff	167^th Place	18:08.70
3A Girls – 3 Miles
Vaida Smith	DNF

WIAA State Cross Country Championship site: Tournament - Cross Country | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Thursday (11/2/23) Silas hosted the Rogers Rams at Lincoln Bowl. Wow, what a game! Your Silas Rams beat the Rogers Rams 33 to 25 at Lincoln Bowl. This game had a little bit of everything including a last second field goal attempt to decide the game. Rogers got out to an early lead 10-0 in the first half. But our Rams were resilient, closing the gap to 10 to 7 at halftime.

In the 3^rd quarter, Roger's kicker Junior Dreeson extended the lead to 13-7 on a 42-yard field goal. Then the fireworks started. On the kickoff, Silas’s Evan White returned the kickoff 99 yards to put Silas up 14-13. Later in the quarter, Silas extended the lead to 21-13, putting together a long drive led primarily by the running of Quarterback Carsyn Stolz. Rogers added a safety when Silas hiked the bag through the end zone to make the score 21-15.

With roughly 4:00 left in the game, Rogers got on the board again to retake the lead 22-21. Later in the quarter they tacked on another field goal (40 yards out) to add to Roger's lead 25-21. Silas got the ball back with 1:48 on the clock. They smartly moved the ball downfield led by long runs from Carsyn Stolz and Majesty Lui. Majesty's run was for 42 yards taking the ball down to the Roger's 4-yard line. Unfortunately, Silas incurred a dead ball penalty (sideline infraction) which moved the ball back to the Roger's 19-yard line. On the next play. Carsyn Stolz kept the ball and ran 19 yards to score a touchdown with 0:42 left in the game. Silas mishandled the extra point making the score 27-25 in favor of Silas.

Here's some background on Roger's kicker Junior Dreeson to provide some context to the final 0:42 of the game. Dreeson is an extremely talented placekicker. For context, every kickoff he had, with the exception of the kickoff that Evan White, went into the endzone for a touchback. He made a 52-yard field goal earlier in the game, which got nullified because of a penalty. He is being heavily recruited by many colleges. By far, the best high school placekicker we have ever seen.

Rogers gets the ball back and moves the ball down to the Silas 43-yardline. With 4 seconds left in the game, Rogers sends out Dreeson to attempt a 60-yard field goal to win the game (yes, I said that right, a 60-yard field goal, unheard of at the high school level. For comparison, the all-time record in the NFL is 66-yards, the UW record is 56-yards). Dreeson missed the field goal, but Silas roughed the kicker, giving Rogers new life and a much closer attempt (45 yards) that was well within Dresson's length. The field goal was blocked and scooped up by Carter Hodge, returning the blocked kick for a touchdown.

Wow!

Silas finished their Football season with a record 1-9.

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team will participate in the 2023 WIAA Swimming and Diving Championships next Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center.

Here is who is representing Silas:

200 Yard Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
200 Yard Individual Medley	Izzy Rider
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson, Keely Grochowicz
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner

Ladies, make us proud! GO RAMS!

Link to the WIAA Swimming & Diving Championships site: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-gsw/?sport_id=13

Volleyball:

The Rams will open post-season play on Friday and Saturday (11/10 and 11/11/23) at Mount Tahoma High School in the District 3/4 Volleyball Championships. They enter these championships as the #1 seed from the Pierce County League. They are ranked as the #8 team in the State in the WIAA’s 3A Volleyball RPI Standing.

Their first game in the tournament will be on Friday, November 10^th when they play the Mountainview Storm. That match will be played at Mount Tahoma High School at 2:00 PM.

If they win that match, they will advance into the winner’s bracket to play in the District Quarterfinals. That game is also on Friday, November 10^th at 6:00 PM. If they lose that first match, they will drop into the loser’s bracket. That second round game is a winner advance/loser contest. It will be played in the auxiliary gym at Mount Tahoma at 6:00 PM.

Congratulations ladies! GO RAMS!

District Volleyball Tournament Bracket: https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4160&sport=10&ps_type=1

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Bowling

11/9/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Tower lanes	3:00 PM
11/15/2023	@ Gig Harbor Tides	Tower Lanes	3:00 PM
11/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Bowlero Lanes	3:00 PM

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows GC - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM
Evan Sanderford finished 87^th - Aiden Pearisaeff finished 167^th
Vaida Smith - DNF
End of Season

Swimming – Girls

11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

Participants by Event
Event	Participants	Seed Time	Seed Place
200 Yd. Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	2:05.35	25^th Seed
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	2:05.98	20^th Seed
200 Yd. Individual Medley	Izzy Rider	2:11.82	11^th Seed
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	25.82	18^th Seed
	Keely Grochowicz	25.85	19^th Seed
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	56.70	19^th Seed
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	5:34.39	15^th Seed
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider	1:06.34	6^th Seed
400 Yd. Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson	3:48.27	14^th Seed
Relay Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner

Volleyball

2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	2:00 PM
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	6:00 PM
11/11/23 - if win one game on 11/10	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	12:00 PM
11/11/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	Time TBD

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Post Season Championship Information can be found at the following sites:

West Central District Tournaments (WCD): https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Tournaments (WIAA): Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

November 1st, 2023

It has been a busy week in Silas Athletics with plenty of post-season activity and upcoming WIAA State Championships this weekend in a number of sports. Winter Sports are right around the corner. Practices for most sports starts on November 13^th.

Here’s the latest and greatest:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

The West Central District Cross Country Championships (Westside Classic) were held this past Saturday (10-28-23) at Chambers Creek Golf Course in University Place. In the Boys 5,000 Meter Varsity race, the Rams finished in 11^th place (out of 18 teams) with a team score of 262. Central Kitsap finished first with a team score of 50.

Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished in 38^th place in a time of 17:19.1. Aiden Pearisaeff finished in 45^th place in a time of 17:23.4. Both have qualified to run in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Saturday November 4^th.

In the Girls 5,000 Meter Varsity race, the Silas Girls finished in 16^th place (out of 17 teams) with a team score of 416. Central Kitsap took first with a team score of 70.

Vaida Smith led the Rams efforts with a 40^th place finish in a time of 20:43.6. She has qualified to run in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships.

Congratulations to Vaida, Evan, and Aiden for advancing to the WIAA State Cross Country Championships. GO RAMS!

Here are the results for all of our competitors in each race:

10-28-2023 West Central District Championships – Chambers Bay Golf Course

3A PCL Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	38t^h Place	17:19.1
Aiden Pearisaeff	45^th Place	17:23.4
Luke Entwistle	52^nd Place	17:29.9
Nathan Coyle	66^th Place	17:45.3
Parker Andrews	103^rd Place	18:35.4
Cade Owen	134^th Place	20:10.1
Kellen Gallagher	136^th Place	20:24.0
3A PCL Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	40^th Place	20:43.6
Hannah Essman	95^th Place	23:14.9
Kate Shouse	113^th Place	24:30.7
Ella Wright	114^th Place	24:31.2
Lara Lohraff	135^th Place	32:09.1
Piper Reeves	136^th Place	35:48.1

WIAA State Cross Country Championship site: Tournament - Cross Country | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Thursday (10-26-23), our Rams traveled to Bonney Lake to take on the Panthers. The Panthers prevailed 31 to 10.

This coming Thursday (11/2/23) Silas (0-9 overall) closes out their season by hosting the Rogers Rams (0-9 overall) at Lincoln Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 PM.

Last Monday (10/30/23), the Silas JV team closed out their season by hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. In a tightly contested game, our Rams win 21 to 20. The JV team finishes their season with a record of 5-3-1.

Golf (Boys & Girls):

The Rams Golf teams have closed out their Fall season. Next up for our golfers is the West Central Districts Golf Championships at Auburn Golf Course.

Girls District Golf Championships: May 13 & 14, 2024

Girls District Golf Tournament Link: Athletics, District 3 Girls Golf Post Season (wiaadistrict3.com)

Boys District Golf Championships: May 15 & 16, 2024

Boys District Golf Tournament Link: Athletics, District 3 Boys Golf Post Season (wiaadistrict3.com)

Soccer (Girls):

The Girls Soccer team participated in the 1^st Round of the West Central District Soccer Championships when they hosted the Thomas Jefferson Raiders at Stadium Bowl last Saturday (10/28/23). Our Rams came up on the short end of a 1 to 0 score, in this winner advance/loser contest.

The Girls Soccer team finished their successful season with a 7-4-2 record.

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team participated in the West Central District Swimming & Diving Championships last Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th) at the Rogers High School Pool in Puyallup Overall, the Rams took 4^th place in Districts (out of 20 teams)! We have a number of swimmers who will be competing for state championships at the 2023 WIAA Girls Swimming and Diving on November 10^th and 11^th at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Here are the highlights:

Izzy Rider is the West Central District Champion in both the 200 Yard Individual Medley and the 100 Yard Breaststroke!
Lorelai Killoran has qualified for the WIAA State Championships in the 200 Yard and 500 Yard Freestyle.
Keely Grochowicz finished 2^nd in the 50 Yard Freestyle, qualifying to swim in the WIAA State Championships.
The 400 Yard Freestyle Team qualified for State.

Here is a list of all the participants swimming and representing Silas in the 2023 WIAA Swimming Championships (swimmers can qualify via results in the District Swim Meets or via exceeding established qualifying times):

200 Yard Medley Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
200 Yard Individual Medley	Izzy Rider
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson, Keely Grochowicz
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson
Alternates	Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, Catherine Sumner

Congratulations ladies! GO RAMS!

WIAA Swimming & Diving Championships site: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-gsw/?sport_id=13

Tennis (Boys):

Your Silas Rams are West Central District Champions! The Rams participated in the West Central District Tennis Championships held last Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th) at the Boeing Employees Tennis Center in Kent.

Brady Acklin is your West Central District Singles Champion winning all four of his matches. He won the championship match 6-1 7-6! Nathan Shouse finished 3^rd in singles by winning three of four matches (his only loss was to Brady Acklin). He won his 3^rd place match 6-2 6-2.

Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse advance to the WIAA Boys 3A Tennis State Championships at the Vancouver Tennis Club May 24-25, 2024. Gentlemen, congratulations! GO RAMS!

WIAA Boys Tennis Championships site: Tournament - Boys Tennis | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

Water Polo (Boys):

Our Boys Water Polo team wrapped up their season last week with two matches. Last Wednesday (10/25/23) they lost to the Rogers Rams 19 to 5 in their match at Rogers High School. Last Thursday (10-26-23), the Rams lost a close one to Northshore 13 to 11.

The Boys Water Polo team finished their season with a 5-12 record.

Volleyball:

Your Rams are Pierce County League Champions! Our Rams closed out their regular season last Thursday (10-26-23) hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers. The Rams won the match 3 sets to none.

Our JV team concluded their season last Thursday, defeating Bonney lake 2 sets to 1. They finished their season with an outstanding record of 13 wins and 3 losses. The C-Team also finished their season strong. They beat Bonney Lake last Thursday 3 sets to none. They finish their season with a strong 12 win 3 loss record.

Pierce County League Volleyball - Final Standings

Team	League		Overall		GB	RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Win	Loss
Silas	11	1	13	3	-	8
Lakes	10	2	13	3	1.0	12
Spanaway Lake	9	3	11	4	2.0	21
Bonney Lake	5	7	8	9	6.0	47
Stadium	4	8	5	9	7.0	52
Lincoln	3	9	6	9	8.0	49
Mount Tahoma	0	12	1	14	11.0	72

The Rams enter post-season play as the #8 team in the WIAA 3A Volleyball RPI Rankings. The Rams enter the District 3/4 Volleyball Tournament as the #1 seed from the Pierce County League. Their first game in the tournament will be on Friday, November 10^th when they play most likely the Mountainview Storm. That match will be played at Mount Tahoma High School at 2:00 PM.

If they win that match, they will advance into the winner’s bracket to play in the District Quarterfinals. That game is also on Friday, November 10^th at 6:00 PM. If they lose that first match, they will drop into the loser’s bracket. That second round game is a winner advance/loser contest. It will be played in the auxiliary gym at Mount Tahoma at 6:00 PM.

Congratulations ladies! GO RAMS!

District Volleyball Tournament Bracket: https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4160&sport=10&ps_type=1

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

2023 Post-Season Meets
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows GC - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM
Vaida Smith will represent Silas in the 3A Girl’s race
Evan Sanderford and Aiden Pearisaeff will represent Silas in the 3A Boy’s race

Football - Varsity

11/2/2023	v. Rogers Rams	Lincoln Bowl	8:00 PM
End of Season

Football – JV

End of Season – Finished Season 5-3-1

Golf - Boys & Girls

2024 Post-Season Tournaments
5/13 & 5/14/2024	WCD 3A Girls Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/15 & 5/16/2024	WCD 3A Boys Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Girls State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD

Soccer – Girls

End of Season – Finished Season 7-4-2

Swimming – Girls

2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
Annabell Aiken, Alexis Esser, Keely Grochowicz, Linnea Hendrickson Lorelai Killoran, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, and Catherine Sumner will represent Silas

Tennis – Boys

2024 Post-Season Tournament
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 1	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 2	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD
Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse will represent Silas in Single

Volleyball

End of Regular Season
2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	2:00 PM
11/10/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Mount Tahoma HS	6:00 PM
11/11/23 - if win 1 game on 11/10	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	12:00 PM
11/11/23	3A West Central/SW District 3/4	Capital HS	Time TBD
11/17 & 11/18/23	WIAA 3A State Championships	Yakima SunDome	Time TBD

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

End of Season - JV finished 13-3 - C-Team finished 12-3

Water Polo – Boys

End of Season – Finished Season 5-12

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Post Season Championship Information can be found at the following sites:

West Central District Tournaments (WCD): https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Tournaments (WIAA): Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

October 25th, 2023

Post-season play has begun for some sports, or are about to get started. Here’s the latest on our sports as the Fall Sports Season begins to wrap up.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

The Pierce County League Cross Country Champions were held this past Saturday (10-21-23) at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood. In the PCL Boys Varsity race, the Rams finished in 5^th place with a team score of 103. Lakes took 1^st place with a team score of 60 (top five finishers’ places are added together). Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished in 10^thplace, Luke Entwistle in 14^th place, and Nathan Coyle who finished in 17^th place.

The Silas Girls also finished in 5^th place with a team score of 148. Stadium took first with a team score of 28. Vaida Smith led the Rams efforts with a 15^th place finish.

Our JV Boys team finished in 10^th place out of 14 teams. Leading the Rams was Toni Santandreu who finished in 58^th place.

Here are the results for all of our competitors in each race:

10-21-2023 PCL League Championships – Fort Steilacoom Park

3A PCL Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	10^th Place	17:00.7
Luke Entwistle	14^th Place	17:22.7
Nathan Coyle	17^th Place	17:27.3
Aiden Pearisaeff	24^th Place	17:32.8
Parker Andrews	38^th Place	18:49.4
Kellen Gallagher	43^rd Place	20:09.0
Cade Owen	46^th Place	20:46.9
3A PCL Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	15^th Place	21:01.6
Hannah Essman	32^nd Place	23:45.4
Kate Shouse	35^th Place	23:57.3
Ella Wright	40^th Place	26:12.3
Lara Lohraff	42^nd Place	31:03.5
Piper Reeves	45^th Place	35:30.8

10-21-2023 PCL League Championships – Fort Steilacoom Park

3A PCL Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 Meters
Toni Santandreu	58^th Place	20:00.4
Lucas Van Wyhe	74^th Place	20:24.4
Brian Werth	112^th Place	21:40.9
Garrett Roberts	161^st Place	24:13.2
Joaquin Turin-Flores	201^st Place	28:39.9

The post-season for Cross Country continues this weekend on Saturday (10-28-23) as those Boys and Girls teams/members will compete in the West Central District’s Westside Classic Cross Country Championship at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place. The 3A Girls 5,000 meter race is scheduled to start at 12:50 PM with the 3A Boys 5,000 meter race is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM. These races will determine teams and individuals to participate in next Saturday’s (11-4-23) WIAA Cross Country State Championships at Sun Willows Golf course in Pasco. GO RAMS!

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Friday (10-20-23), our Rams hosted the 1^st place Mount Tahoma T-Birds at Stadium Bowl. Our Rams took it on the chin, losing to the T-Birds 54 to 0.

This coming Thursday (10/26/23) Silas (0-8, 0-5in PCL play) will travel to Bonney Lake (5-3 overall, 3-2 in PCL play) to take on the Panthers at Bonney Lake High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Last Monday, the Silas JV team traveled to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. Silas lost 22 to 8. Next Monday, (10-30-23) the JV team (4-3-1)) will close out their season as they host the Bonney Lake Panthers (3-3) here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls):

The Rams Golf teams finished the PCL League portion of their season last Wednesday (10/20/23) at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. Both the Girls and Boys teams finished this portion of their season in high style. Here are highlights for both teams.

Girls:

Went 6-0 in league play
Took 1^st place in the PCL Tournament beating the 2^nd place finisher (Stadium) by 77 strokes
Earned top seed from the PCL into the West Central District 3A Girls Golf Tournament
Placed five golfers on the PCL First Team. Here are the All-League golfers and their tournament scores:

Name	1^st Day Score	2^nd Day Score	Combined Score	Place Finished	All-League
Kenley Taylor	79	86	165	3^rd Place	1^st Team
Ella Follen	94	79	173	4^th Place	1^st Team
Francesca Brinkman	90	89	179	5^th Place	1^st Team
Opal Morton-Hermann	94	88	182	6^th Place	1^st Team
Carson MacMurray	94	95	189	7^th Place	1^st Team
Emery Nelson	132	122	254	22^nd Place

Boys:

Went 5-1 in league play. Their only loss was to Bonney Lake who had to set a school record to the beat the Rams by one point.
Finished 2^nd in the PCL tournament. Bonney Lake beat them by a total of six strokes.
Earned #2 seed from the PCL into the West Central District Tournament
Three PCL First Team members. Two PCL Second Team selections.

Name	1^st Day Score	2^nd Day Score	Combined Score	Place Finished	All-League
Andy Schilling	80	73	153	3^rd Place	1^st Team
Aidan Joseph	84	76	160	5^th Place	1^st Team
Ethan Martinson	81	84	164	Tied 8 Place	2^nd team
Jake Kennedy	83	81	164	Tied 8 Place	1^st Team
Jordan Alwert	86	89	175	16^th Place	2^nd Team
Preston Rooney	90	87	177	Tied 17^th Place

As mentioned last week, Golf is unique in that league play occurs in the Fall and post-season play (Districts & State) in the Spring. After the PCL Tournament, The Girls West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 13 & 14, 2024). The Boys West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 15 & May 16, 2024).

Since both teams qualified for Districts, both teams will be participating in both the team and singles competition for advancement to the State Tournament.

A side note. There are a total of ten PCL First Team spots for Girls and Boys Golf combined. Silas took eight of those ten spots! A fantastic Fall season for both our Girls and Boys Golf Teams!

Soccer (Girls):

The Girls Soccer team went 1-1 this past week. Last Thursday (10-19-23) , they beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 7 to 0 at Mount Tahoma. Last night, they lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 6 to 3 here at Silas High School to close out their regular season.

In the RPI rankings for 3A Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 36^th in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL. Here are the current standings:

Final Pierce County League Girls Soccer Standings

Team	League			Overall			RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Tie	Win	Loss	Tie
Stadium	10	0	2	10	3	2	19
Bonney Lake	9	0	3	10	1	3	15
Silas	7	4	1	7	4	2	36
Lakes	5	4	3	7	6	3	45
Spanaway Lake	3	7	2	3	9	2	60
Mount Tahoma	2	10	0	2	12	0	72
Lincoln	0	11	1	0	11	1	75

The West Central District 3A Girls Soccer Tournament will start this coming Saturday. The Rams will host the Thomas Jefferson Raiders at 1:00 PM at Stadium Bowl. GO RAMS!

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team participated in the Pierce County League Swimming & Diving Championships last Friday and Saturday (October 20^th and 21^st) at the Stadium High School Pool. Overall, the Rams took 2^nd place behind Stadium in team event. Your Rams placed 1^st in three events and 2^nd place in three more events:

First Place Finishes
100 Yard Breaststroke	Izzy Rider
200 Yard Individual Medley	Izzy Rider
400 Yard Freestyle Relay	Alexis Esser, Lorelai Killoran, Linnea Hendrickson, Izzy Rider
Second Place Finishes
100 Yard Freestyle	Alexis Esser
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran
200 Yard Freestyle Relay	Alexis Esser, Lorelai Killoran, Linnea Hendrickson, Keely Grochowicz

A number of highlights from this meet include:

The Champion 400 Yard Freestyle Team swam a season best time of 3:54.43
Alex Esser dropped 1.1 seconds in her 100 Yard Freestyle, a time of 58.22
Payton Hanson dropped 4.5 seconds off of her time in the 100 Freestyle, finishing in 10^th place
Olivia Hoskins dropped 4.0 seconds in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Macie Bucknam dropped 3.5 seconds in the 100 Yard Backstroke, finishing in 8^th place

The West Central District Swimming Championships will be held at Rogers High School this Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th). Qualifying for Districts are:

Lorelai Killoran
Alexis Esser
Jennifer To
Annabelle Aiken
Izzy Rider
Linnea Hendrickson
Keely Grochowicz
Cate Sumner

GO RAMS!

Tennis (Boys):

The Pierce County League Tennis Championships were held last Thursday and Friday (October 19^th and 20^th) at Mount Tahoma High School. As you recall last week, Silas won the regular season championship in the PCL. They now lay claim as the PCL Tournament Champions!

In singles play, Brady Acklin is your PCL Singles Champion winning in the championship match 6-1 6-2! Nathan Shouse finished 3^rd in singles by upsetting both the #4 seed and then the #3 seed.

In doubles play, Robbie Gore and Lewis Wenz defeated their teammates Vinh Le and Ryan Wenz to take 5^th place.

Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse advance to this weekend’s West Central District Tournament this Friday and Saturday (October 27^th and 28^th) to be held at the Boeing Employees Tennis Center in Kent. Both will compete against 16 competitors for one of six spots to advance to the WIAA Boys 3A Tennis State Championships at the Vancouver Tennis Club May 24-25, 2024. GO RAMS!

Water Polo (Boys):

Last night our Boys Water Polo team defeated the Emerald Ridge Jaguars 15 to 8 last night (10-24-23) at Rogers High School. After a tough start to the season, the Boys have won five of their last nine matches.

The Rams (5-10) last match of the season is tonight at the Rogers High School Pool to play the Rogers Rams. This match will start at 7:30 PM.

Volleyball:

Our Rams have gone 2-0 in the past week. Last Thursday they pulled out a 3 set to 2 victory over the Lincoln Abes. Our Rams were tested in this match. Give the Abes credit, they played very hard and almost pulled the upset. Last night (10-24-23) our Rams beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 3 sets to none.

Our JV team continues its winning ways. This past week they went 2-0. Last Thursday, they beat the Lincoln Abes 3 sets to 0. Last night, they beat Mount Tahoma 2 sets to 1. The season record for the JV team is a fantastic 12 wins and 3 losses.

The C-Team also went 2-0 this past week. They beat the Lincoln Abes 2 sets to 1 last Thursday night. Last night, they lost to Mount Tahoma 2 sets to 1. Currently, they have an outstanding record of 11 wins and 3 losses.

With this week’s victories, the Rams remain in 1^st place in the PCL:

Pierce County League Volleyball Standings as 10/25/23

Team	League		Overall		GB	RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Win	Loss
Silas	10	1	12	3	-	8
Lakes	9	2	12	3	1.0	10
Spanaway Lake	8	3	10	4	2.0	24
Bonney Lake	5	6	8	7	5.0	41
Stadium	4	8	5	9	6.5	53
Lincoln	3	8	6	8	7.0	46
Mount Tahoma	0	11	1	13	10.0	72

The Rams have moved up one spot in the WIAA 3A Volleyball RPI Rankings. They currently are ranked as the #8 team in the State.

Of the three losses incurred by the Varsity this season, their losses have been to:

Curtis Vikings – 8^th Place in the WIAA 4A Girls RPI Rankings
Emerald Ridge Jaguars – 17^th Place in the WIAA 4A Girls RPI Rankings
Spanaway Lake Sentinels – 24^th Place in the WIAA 3A Girls RPI Rankings

In other words, they have only lost to some of the best teams in the state. .

Volleyball will close out their regular season tomorrow night when they host the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium on Senior Recognition Night. The start time for the Varsity match is 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

2023 Post-Season Meets
10/28/2023	West Central Districts - WS Classic	Chambers Bay	Girls 12:50 PM – Boys 2:00 PM
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows GC - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM

Football - Varsity

10/26/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:00 PM
11/2/2023	v. Rogers Rams	Stadium Bowl	8:00 PM
End of Season

Football – JV

10/30/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
End of Season

Golf - Boys & Girls

End of League – Regular Season
2024 Post-Season Tournaments
5/13 & 5/14/2024	WCD 3A Girls Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/15 & 5/16/2024	WCD 3A Boys Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Girls State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD

Soccer – Girls

End of Regular Season
2023 Post-Season Tournaments
10/28/2023	Thomas Jefferson Raiders	Stadium Bowl	1:00 PM
11/1/2023	If win – Auburn Riverside or Bonney Lake	Bonney Lake HS	7:30 PM
11/7/2023	If win – Advance to State as #5 seed from WCD
11/7 thru 11/18/202	WIAA State Soccer Championships	Various Locations	Time TBD

Swimming – Girls

2023 Post-Season Tournaments
10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

Tennis – Boys

2023 Post-Season Tournament
10/27/2023	WCD Tennis Championships - Day 1	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	7:30 AM
10/28/2023	WCD Tennis Championships - Day 2	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBD
2024 Post-Season Tournament
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 1	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD
5/24/2024	WIAA 3A Boys State Championships – Day 2	Vancouver Tennis Center	TBD

Volleyball

10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
End of Regular Season
2023 Post-Season Tournaments
11/8 -11/11/23	3A West Central Districts	Location – TBD	Time TBD
11/17 & 11/18/23	WIAA 3A State Championships	Yakima Sundome	Time TBD

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
End of Season

Water Polo – Boys

10/25/2023	@ Rogers Rams	Rogers HS Pool	7:30 PM
End of Season

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules, please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

Post Season Championship Information can be found at the following sites:

West Central District Tournaments (WCD): https://www.wiaadistrict3.com/

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Tournaments (WIAA): Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA) (wiaa.com)

October 18th, 2023

The regular seasons for many sports have either already wrapped up or are close to wrapping up. Wasn’t that long ago the season’s were just getting started. Here is the latest and greatest in Silas Athletics:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls):

This past Thursday (10-12-23), Silas Cross Country ran in the Tacoma Twilight Meet at the University of Puget Sound.

All of the races in this event are two-mile runs, a bit shorter than most meets. There are a multitude of races in this event based on prior times this season.

Here are the results for all of our top competitors in each race:

10-12-2023 Tacoma Twilight Meet – University of Puget Sound

Men’s 2 Mile Frosh JV (sub 15 minutes)
Lucas Van Wyhe	25^th Place	12:33.10
Women’s 2 Miles Soph JV (sub 17 minutes)
Kate Shouse	9^th Place	14:00.57
Men’s 2 Miles Soph JV (sub 15 minutes)
Cade Owen	15^th Place	12:20.51
Brian Werth	20^th Place	12:29.80
Women’s 2 Miles Junior/Senior JV (sub 17 minutes)
Vaida Smith	2^nd Place	13:06.32
Hannah Essman	7^th Place	13:33.86
Men’s 2 Miles Junior/Senior JV (sub 15 minutes)
Parker Andrews	19^th Place	11:41.45
Men’s 2 Miles Varsity (sub 11 minutes)
Luke Entwistle	26^th Place	10:42.12
Evan Sanderford	28^th Place	10:43.98
Aiden Pearisaeff	37^th Place	10:58.27
Men’s 2 Miles Novice JV (above 15 minutes)
Garrett Roberts	12^th Place	15:19.36

The post-season for Cross Country begins on Saturday (10-21-23) as the Boys and Girls teams will compete in the PCL League Championship at Fort Steilacoom Park. The Boys race is scheduled to start at 9:45 AM with the Girls race starting at 10:45 AM. This event will determine teams and individual runners that will qualify for the West Central District Championships at Chambers Bay on 10/28/2023.

Football: Varsity & JV:

Last Thursday (10-12-23), our Rams traveled to Lincoln Bowl to take on the Lincoln Abes. The Abes were victorious 55 to 13. Lincoln has been a perennial power in football over the past few years and they showed that last Thursday.

This coming Friday (10/20/23) Silas (0-7. 0-4 in PCL play) will host to the league leading Mount Tahoma T-Birds (4-3, 4-0 in the PCL) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The Silas JV team hosted the Lincoln Abes last Monday (10-16-23) here at Silas High School. In a very competitive game, the Abes took the victory 14 to 7. Next Monday, the JV team (4-2-1) will travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds at Mount Tahoma Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls):

The Rams Golf teams have entered into post-season play. The Rams are finishing Round Two of the PCL Golf Championships today at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. This is a 36-hole stroke play tournament that will determine teams and individuals qualifying to play in the West Central Golf State Qualifying Tournament.

After Day 1 of the Girls Tournament, Silas was leading rather comfortably though we don’t have the exact stroke lead available. Day 1 of the Boys Tournament, Silas is in 2^nd place, nine strokes behind Bonney Lake. This is a small lead and one that the Rams with a good day today can overcome.

As mentioned last week, Golf is unique in that league play occurs in the Fall and post-season play (Districts & State) in the Spring. After the PCL Tournament, The Girls West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 13 & 14, 2024). The Boys West Central District Qualifying Tournament will be at Auburn Golf Course (May 15 & May 16, 2024).

Soccer (Girls):

The Girls Soccer team went 2-0 this past week. On Thursday, they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 4 to 1 at Spanaway Lake. Last night, they beat the Lincoln Abes 8 to 0 here at Silas High School.

In the RPI rankings for 3A Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 33^rd in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They moved up five spots in the RPI rankings this week. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL. Here are the current standings:

Pierce County League Standings as 10/18/23

Team	League			Overall			RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Tie	Win	Loss	Tie
Stadium	10	0	1	10	3	1	19
Bonney Lake	8	0	2	9	1	2	17
Silas	6	3	1	6	3	2	33
Lakes	3	4	3	5	6	3	47
Spanaway Lake	2	7	2	2	9	2	62
Mount Tahoma	2	8	0	2	10	0	71
Lincoln	0	9	1	0	9	1	71

The regular season is wrapping up quickly. Tomorrow (10-19-23) our Rams travel to Mount Tahoma (2-10 overall, 2-8 in PCL play) to take on the T-Birds. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. On Tuesday, October 24^th, the Rams close out their regular season hosting the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. It is also Senior Recognition Night. Kickoff is at 6:00 PM.

Swimming (Girls):

Our Girls Swim Team had no meets this past week. Our Rams (6- 2) next meet is the Pierce County League Swimming & Diving Championships. The swimming events will be held at the Stadium High School Pool on Friday, October 20^th. Competition starts at 4:30 PM. On Saturday, October 21^st the Pierce County League Diving Championships will be conducted at Rogers High School. Start time of competition has not been announced yet.

Tennis (Boys):

The regular season for Boys Tennis completed this past week. Silas is your Pierce County League Champions for the 2023 season! They completed their regular season play with an 11 -1 record.

This past week the Rams played three matches to close out the regular season.

Last Thursday (10/12/23) afternoon, Silas suffered its first loss of the season to the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 3 matches to 2 at Mount Tahoma High School. In singles play, both Brady Acklin and Nathan Shouse won their matches and continue their undefeated seasons. Unfortunately, all three of our double’s teams lost. Silas came oh so close to pulling out the victory. The #3 Doubles team of Jayce Hartman and Andrew Tatlonghari almost pulled out the victory losing 7 to 5 in the third set of their match.

Silas swept their matches against Bonney Lake (10/13/23 here at Silas) and Lincoln (10/16/23 @ University of Puget Sound) 5 sets to none. Don’t be fooled by the score against Lincoln. It was a very competitive match.

The Rams next tennis action is this coming Thursday and Friday, October 19^th and 20^th when they compete in the Pierce County League Championships. The league championship is being played at Mount Tahoma High School. This Championship will determine advancement to the West Central District Tennis Championships to be held at the Boeing Employees Tennis Center (Kent) October 27^th and 28^th.

Water Polo (Boys):

The Boys Water Polo team had a busy week. On Wednesday (10-11-23) they lost to the Gig Harbor Tides 16 to 10 at Gig Harbor. On Thursday (10-12-23) they play the Rogers Rams at the Rogers High School Pool. This match will start at hosted the Peninsula Seahawks losing 11 to 3. Yesterday, they got back into the win column by beating the South Kitsap Wolves 24 to 8 here at Silas High School.

The Rams (4-10) final two matches are next week. On Tuesday, October 24^th they play the Emerald Ridge Jaguars at the Rogers High School Pool. This match will start at 5:30 PM. On Wednesday (10-25-23) the Rams will play the Rogers Rams also at the Rogers High School Pool. This match will start at 7:30 PM.

Volleyball:

Our Rams are on a roll. In their last three matches, they have defeated Top-Twenty teams in the state, two of those teams in the past week. Last Thursday (10-12-23) our Rams defeated the #14 team in the State (Lakes Lancers) 3 sets to 2 here at Harry Bird Memorial.

This was an extremely tough match highlighted by one of the craziest sets of Volleyball ever. The Rams won the first set by an incredible score of 39 to 37. In order to win a set (first four sets), the first team to 25 and leading by 2 or more wins the set. Both the Lancers and Rams had their opportunities to close out the set earlier, but it took 14 extra points for Silas to finally get up by two to win the set. Here are the scores of each set:

Set #1	Silas 39	Lakes 37
Set #2	Silas 25	Lakes 20
Set #3	Lakes 25	Silas 20
Set #4	Lakes 25	Silas 22
Set #5	Silas 15	Lakes 10

Give Lakes credit, they were down two sets only to win the next two to force a fifth and final set. In the fifth set, Silas got out to a fast start (5 to 0) and finished the set strong to close out the match.

Last night, the Rams beat the #19 team in the State, the Spanaway Lake Sentinels , 3 sets to 1 at Spanaway Lake.

Our JV team continues its winning ways. This past week they went 2-0. Last Thursday, they beat the Lakes Lancers 2 sets to 1. Last night, they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 3 sets to 0.

The C-Team went 1-1 this past week. They beat the Lakes Lancers 3 sets to 0 last Thursday night. Last night, they lost to Spanaway lake 2 sets to 1.

With the victory against the Sentinels, the Rams have moved into 1^st place in the Pierce County League. Here are the current standings:

Pierce County League Standings as 10/18/23

Team	League		Overall		GB	RPI Ranking
	Win	Loss	Win	Loss
Silas	8	1	10	3	-	9
Spanaway Lake	8	2	10	3	.5	21
Lakes	7	2	10	3	1.0	13
Bonney Lake	4	6	7	7	4.5	47
Lincoln	3	6	6	6	5.0	43
Stadium	3	7	4	8	5.5	49
Mount Tahoma	0	9	1	11	8.5	71

The Rams have also moved up four spots in the WIAA 3A Volleyball RPI Rankings. They currently are ranked as the #9 team in the State.

Volleyball will close out their regular season over the next week. Tomorrow night, they host the Lincoln Abes here at Silas High School. Next Tuesday (10/24/23) they travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. They close out their regular season on Thursday (10/26/23) when they host the Bonney Lake Panthers on Senior Recognition Night here at Harry Bird Memorial.

The start times for all three matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

10/21/2023	PCL League Championships	Fort Steilacoom Park	Boys 9:45 AM - Girls 10:45 AM
10/28/2023	West Central Districts - WS Classic	Chambers Bay	Girls 12:50 PM – Boys 2:00 PM
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM

Football - Varsity

10/20/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
10/26/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:00 PM
11/2/2023	v. Rogers Rams	Stadium Bowl	8:00 PM

Football – JV

10/23/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM
10/30/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
End of Season

Golf - Boys & Girls

10/17/2023	PCL Championships – Day 1	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM
10/18/2023	PCL Championships – Day 2	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM
5/15 & 5/16/2023	WCD 3A Boys Golf State Qualifier	Auburn GC	TBD
TBD	WCD 3A Girls Golf State Qualifier	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2023	WIAA 3A Boys State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD
5/21 & 5/22/2023	WIAA 3A Girls State Golf Championships	TBD	TBD

Soccer – Girls

10/19/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM
10/24/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM
10/28/2023	WCD Tournament – Opponent TBD	Location TBD	Time TBD

Swimming – Girls

10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM
11/9/2023	WIAA State Diving Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

Tennis – Boys

10/19/2023	PCL Tennis Championships	Mount Tahoma HS Tennis Courts	11:00 AM
10/20/2023	PCL Tennis Championships	Mount Tahoma HS Tennis Courts	11:00 AM
10/27/2023	WCD Tennis Championships - Day 1	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA
10/28/2023	WCD Tennis Championships - Day 2	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA

Volleyball

10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/24/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	7:15 PM
10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/24/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma HS Gym	5:45 PM
10/26/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

10/24/2023	@ Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/25/2023	@ Rogers Rams	Rogers HS Pool	7:30 PM
End of Season

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

October 11th, 2023

We have three teams who remain undefeated this season. The Boys Tennis Team is a remarkable 9 -0 this year. They have won the PCL Championship the last four years and are the odds on favorite to win their fifth straight title. The Boys and Girls Golf teams are 5-0 this season. Stadium has been the long standing champions in golf. Our Rams have changed all of that this season. Our Girls finished 9^th in State last year and look to build on that success this year. This year’s team is stronger and truly have the talent to advance very far this year. Our Boys are also very talented and are poised to make a deep run towards league and post-season championships. Here’s the latest:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): This past week, Silas Cross Country ran in two meets. Last Wednesday (10-4-23), the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams ran in a combined SPSL 2A/PCL 3A 8-team race at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood.

In the Varsity 5,000 meters, the Silas Boys took 4^th place with a team score of 79 points, led by Evan Sanderford who finished in 7^th place. Lakes finished first, with a team score of 34 (Top five runners; place finished is added up; combined lowest score wins). The Boys had four runners who finished in the top 17 runners in this race, a very solid outcome.

In the Girls 5,000 meters (combined Varsity and JV race), Silas finished in 4^th place with a team score of 128 points. Lakes took first with a team score of 26. Leading the way for Silas was Vaida Smith who finished in 9^th place.

In the Boys JV 5,000 meters, Silas finished in 4^th place with 110 points. Lakes finished first with 26 points. Cade Owen paced the Rams with a 16^th place finish.

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

10-4-2023 SPSL 2A/PCL 3A Meet

Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford		7^th Place	17:30.25
Luke Entwistle		12^th Place	17:48.73
Nathan Coyle		15^th Place	18:01.84
Aiden Pearisaeff		17^th Place	18:11.71
Parker Andrews		28^th Place	19:17.15
Kellen Gallagher		32^nd Place	19:54.56
Girls Varsity and JV 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	9^th Place		22:22.26
Hannah Essman	15^th Place		23:33.72
Kate Shouse	21^st Place		24:42.20
Lara Lohraff	58^th Place		32:23.53
Piper Reeves	63^rd Place		36:38.96
Boys JV 5,000 Meters
Cade Owen	16^th Place		20:21.12
Toni Santandreu	22^nd Place		20:32.90
Brian Werth	41^st Place		22:07.62
Lucas Van Wyhe	42^nd Place		22:08.98
Garrett Roberts	56^th Place		26:12.05
Joaquin Turin-Flores	68^th Place		30:43.27

On Saturday (10-7-23) the Boys and Girls teams competed in the 2^nd Annual Fall Classic Invitational ran at Pacific Lutheran University. This is a meet with 21 teams involved.

In the Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters Race, Silas finished in 15^th place out of 21 teams. The Rams were led by Evan Sanderford who finished 19^th in a time of 16:48.2. Also finishing strong was Luke Entwistle who finished 24^th in a time of 16:56.8.

In the Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters Race, Silas had three competitors in this event. Not enough to field a team score. Leading the Rams in this race was Vaida Smith who finished 39^th with a time of 21:42.1.

In the Boys JV 5,000 Meters, Silas was led by Lucas Van Wyhe with a time of 20:46.6, finishing in 72^nd place. Silas had four runners in this event, not enough to create a team score.

Here are the results for all of our competitors:

10-7-2023 2^nd Annual Fall Classic @ PLU

Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	19^th Place	16:48.2
Luke Entwistle	24^th Place	16:56.8
Parker Andrews	114^th Place	18:57.1
Kellen Gallagher	142^nd Place	19:50.7
Cade Owens	147^th Place	19:55.8
Toni Santandreu	167^th Place	21:43.0
Girls Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	39^th Place	21:42.1
Kate Shouse	73^rd Place	23:10.8
Piper Reeves	127^th Place	36:01.0
Boys JV 5,000 Meters
Lucas Van Wyhe	72^nd Place	20:47.6
Brian Werth	74^th Place	20:48.1
Garrett Roberts	197^th Place	24:44.8
Joaquin Turin-Flores	230^th Place	28:37.1

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is tomorrow (10-12-23) when they run in the Twilight Meet at the University of Puget Sound. Racing begins at 5:00 PM.

Football: Last Friday (10-6-23), our Rams played the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at Lincoln Bowl in our Homecoming game. Spanaway Lake beat the Rams 27 to 0. Silas has struggled to score this season and the game last Friday was no exception. Physically, the Rams are holding their own and game was closer than the score indicates.

This coming Thursday, October 12, 2023, Silas (0-6. 0-3 in PCL play) will travel to Lincoln Bowl to take on the Abes (3-3, 2-1 in PCL play).

The Silas JV team traveled to Spanaway Lake to take on the Sentinels last Monday (10-9-23) at Spanaway Lake High School. The Rams suffered their first loss of the season 22 to 13. Next Monday, the JV team (4-1-1) will host the Lincoln Abes here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The Rams Golf teams had two matches this past week. Last Thursday (10-5-23) our Ram golfers took on the Lincoln Abes at Meadow Park Golf Course. Both the Boys and Girls won their matches.

The Boys defeated the Abes 63 to 22. Leading the way for the Rams was Jake Kennedy who carded an outstanding round of 37 (2 over par) and scored 16 points towards the team score. Also breaking 40 was Andy Schilling , who shot a round of 39 and scored 14 points for the Rams.

The Girls defeated Lincoln 148 to 36. The Rams were led by Ellen Follen who shot a superb 2 over par score of 37. She tallied 34 points towards the team score. Also having an excellent round was Opal Morton-Herrmann who shot an excellent round of 39, contributing 32 points towards the team score.

On Tuesday (10-10-2023), our golf teams hosted the T-Birds of Mount Tahoma at Allenmore Golf Course. The Rams won both the Girls and Boys matches.

The Girls defeated the T-Birds 138 to 18. Mount Tahoma had two golfers. More importantly, the Rams continue their great play. Silas was led by the outstanding play of Kenley Taylor (shooting a round of 40) and Ella Follen (who shot 41).

The Boys defeated Mount Tahoma 72 to 36. This is the best team score the Rams have posted all year! The Rams were led by Aidan Joseph who shot a fantastic round of 36 (even par), posting the best score by any Ram this year! The best part, the Rams had four golfers who broke 40 Jordan Alwert (38), Jake Kennedy (39), and Andy Schilling (39).

Here is the scoring for each team and match:

Girls

10/5/23 Match @ Lincoln – Meadow Park GC				10/10/23 Match v. Mount Tahoma - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 35	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 37
Ella Follen	37	34	+2	Kenley Taylor	40	31	+3
Opal Morton-Herrmann	39	32	+4	Ella Follen	41	30	+4
Carson MacMurray	41	29	+6	Chessy Brinkman	44	27	+7
Chessy Brinkman	44	27	+9	Carson MacMurray	45	26	+8
Kenley Taylor	46	25	+11	Opal Morton-Herrmann	47	24	+10
Emery Nelson	55	16	+20	Emery Nelson	55	16	+18

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

6 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

5 Points - Eagle (2 under)

4 Points - Birdie (1 under)

3 Points - Par (Even)

2 Points - Bogey (1 over)

1 Point - Double Bogey (2 over)

Boys

10/5/23 Match @ Lincoln – Meadow Park GC				10/10/23 Match v. Mount Tahoma - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 35	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36
Jake Kennedy	37	16	+4	Aidan Joseph	36	17	Even
Andy Schilling	39	14	+4	Jordan Alwert	38	15	+2
Aidan Joseph	40	13	+5	Andy Schilling	39	14	+3
Preston Rooney	43	10	+8	Jake Kennedy	39	14	+3
Ethan Martinson	43	10	+8	Preston Rooney	41	12	+5
Jordan Alwert	X*	8		Tommy Ngo	X*	9

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

5 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

4 Points - Eagle (2 under)

3 Points - Birdie (1 under)

2 Points - Par (Even)

1 Point - Bogey (1 over)

Both teams remain undefeated (5-0) with their two victories this past week. The Rams close out their regular season later today (10-11-23) when they take on the Bonney Lake Panthers at High Cedars Golf Course in Orting. This match will start at 2:00 PM. Next week, the Pierce County League Tournament will be played next Tuesday and Wednesday (10-17 and 10-18-23) at Lake Spanaway Lake Golf Course. Each player will play 18 holes of golf each day. Teams and individuals are vying for the opportunity to play in the West Central District State Qualifying Tournament which will be held next May.

Golf is unique in that league play occurs in the Fall and post-season play (Districts & State) in the Spring.

Soccer (Girls): In their only match this past week, Silas tied the Lakes Lancers 1-1 yesterday in their match played at Silas.

In the RPI rankings for 3A Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 38^th in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL, 4 games behind the league leading Stadium Tigers.

Tomorrow (10-12-23) our Rams (4-3-2 overall, 4-3-1 in PCL play) travel to Spanaway Lake (2-7-2 overall, 2-5-2 in PCL play) to take on the Sentinels. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Swimming (Girls): In last week’s edition of This Week in Silas Athletics, we knew that Silas had defeated the Bonney Lake Panthers but did not have any detail about their 10/3/23 victory. Now we do.

Silas beat the Panthers 116 to 64. Highlights of this meet include Alexis Esser dropping 3.2 seconds off of her time in the 200 Yard Freestyle, swimming in a time of 2:06.8, a superlative effort! Keely Grochowicz achieved a personal best time in the 50 yard Freestyle in a time of 26.85. Jennifer To reduced a whopping 3.7 seconds off of her time in the 100 Yard Butterfly.

Last Thursday (10-5-23) our Rams defeated the Mount Tahoma T-Birds in their match at Dick Hannula pool. Details about this meet haven’t been received yet.

Yesterday, our Rams lost to the Stadium Tigers 104 to 76 in their meet at Stadium High School. Our Rams had some terrific personal bests in their events. Lorelai Killoran had her best time of the season in the 200 Freestyle with a time 2:06.75. She finished first in this event. Six swimmers garnered personal best times in their events, led by Freshmen Della Young and Isla Conklin who had significant drops in their personal records.

Four of our swimmers had personal records in the 100 Yard Freestyle. Jennifer To dropped 1.5 seconds in the 100 Yard Butterfly and almost 2.0 seconds in the backstroke.

Our Rams (6- 2) next meet is the Pierce County League Swim Championships. The swimming events will be held at the Stadium High School Pool on Friday, October 20^th. Competition starts at 4:30 PM. On Saturday, October 21^st the Pierce County League Diving Championships will be conducted at Rogers high School. Start time of competition has not been announced yet.

Tennis (Boys): Our Boys Tennis Team continues its undefeated season with two matches this past week. Last Wednesday, (10-4-23) our Rams swept the Bonney Lake Panthers 5 matches to none at Bonney Lake High School. On Thursday, October 6^th, the Rams beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 5 sets to none at Spanaway Lake High School.

The Rams (9-0 ) next match was scheduled for later today when they travel to Mount Tahoma to take on the T-Birds. That match got cancelled due to weather. On Friday, October 13^th, the Rams will host the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. That match will start at 3:30 PM.

Weather is now becoming a factor. Monday’s (10-9-23) match against Lincoln got rained out and is re-scheduled for Monday, October 16^th. As mentioned, today’s scheduled match at Mount Tahoma was just been cancelled. No reschedule date has been identified yet. The next match on the calendar is this coming Friday (10-13-23) when our Rams host the Bonney Lake Panthers here at Silas High School. Match starts at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): The Boys Water Polo team went 1 – 1 this past week. Last Wednesday (10-4-23), the Rams Boys Water Polo team lost to the Stadium Tigers 23 to 4 at the Stadium High School Pool. Last Friday (10-6-23), the Rams beat the Puyallup Vikings 7 to 3 here at Silas.

The Rams (3-8) next match is later today when they travel to Gig Harbor to take on the Tides at 5:00 PM. On Thursday (10-7-23) the Rams will host the Peninsula Seahawks here at Silas High School. This match will start at 5:30 PM.

Volleyball: Our Rams had a very good week. Last Wednesday (10-4-23), our Rams defeated the Stadium Tigers 3 sets to 1 at Stadium High school. On Saturday, the Varsity team won the Silver Division of the Capital City Invitational Volleyball Tournament.

Last night, the Rams beat the #8 team in the State, the Peninsula Seahawks, 3 sets to 2. This was a battle that went back and forth all night. The first three sets were hotly contested. Silas won the first set 25 to 21. Peninsula won the 2^nd set by an identical score of 25 to 21 and won the 3^rd set 25 to 23. Then Silas found another gear. They won the 4^th set 25 to 14 to tie the match at 2 sets apiece. In the 5^th and final set, Silas won 15 to 7 to win the match 3 sets to 2. In the last two sets, the Rams outscored the Seahawks 40 to 21.

Our JV team continues its winning ways. This past week they went 2-0. Last Wednesday, they beat the Stadium Tigers 3 sets to 0. Last night, they beat the Peninsula Seahawks 2 sets to 1. On Saturday, they advanced to the Gold Bracket at the Bellarmine Prep Invitational.

The C-Team also had a strong week. They beat the Stadium Tigers 2 sets to 1. Last night, they beat the Peninsula Seahawks 3 sets to none. In the Bellarmine Prep Invitational last Saturday, they too advanced to the Gold Bracket.

With the victory against the Seahawks, the Rams have moved up 8 spots in the WIAA 3A State RPI rankings for Volleyball. They currently are ranked as the #13 team in the State. In PCL play, the Rams (6-1) are currently in 3^rd place, .5 games behind the Lakes Lancers (7-1) and the Spanaway Lake Sentinels (7-1).

The next two matches for the Rams are critical. Tomorrow night (10-12-23) the Rams (8-3, 6-1 in the PCL) host the 1^st place (tied) Lakes Lancers (10-2 overall, 7-1 in the PCL, #14 in the WIAA RPI rankings) here at Harry Bird Memorial Gymnasium.

Next Tuesday (10-17-23), the Rams will travel to the 1^st place (tied) Spanaway lake Sentinels (9-2 overall, 7-1 in the PCL, #19 in the WIAA RPI rankings.). The start times for both matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

10/12/2023	Tacoma Twilight 17 Teams	University of Puget Sound	5:00 PM
10/21/2023	PCL League Championships	Fort Steilacoom Park	Boys 9:45 AM - Girls 10:45 AM
10/28/2023	West Central Districts - WS Classic	Chambers Bay	Girls 12:50 PM – Boys 2:00 PM
11/4/2023	WIAA State XC Championships	Sun Willows - Pasco	Girls 1:00 PM – Boys 2:30 PM

Football - Varsity

10/12/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/20/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
10/26/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:00 PM

Football – JV

10/16/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
10/23/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM
10/30/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

10/11/2023	@ Bonney Lake	High Cedars GC	2:00 PM
10/17/2023	PCL Championships – Day 1	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM
10/18/2023	PCL Championships – Day 2	Lake Spanaway GC	9:00 AM

Soccer – Girls

10/12/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Upper Field	7:00 PM
10/17/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM
10/19/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Mount Tahoma Stadium	7:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM
11/9/2023	WIAA State Diving Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM
11/10/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:45 AM
11/11/2023	WIAA State Swimming Championships	King County Aquatic Center	8:30 AM

Tennis – Boys

10/11/2023	@ Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Cancelled – To Be Rescheduled	3:30 PM
10/13/2023	v. Bonney Lake Panthers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/16/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/27/2023	WCD Tennis Championships - Day 1	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA
10/28/2023	WCD Tennis Championships - Day 2	Boeing Employees Tennis Center - Kent	TBA

Volleyball

10/12/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/17/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/12/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/17/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/19/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

10/11/2023	@ Gig Harbor Tides	Gig Harbor HS Pool	5:00 PM
10/12/2023	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/17/2023	v. South Kitsap Wolves	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

October 3rd, 2023

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): This past week, Silas Cross Country ran in two meets. Last Wednesday (9-27-23), the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams ran in a combined SPSL 2A/PCL 3A 6-team race at Marymount Park in Parkland.

In the Varsity 5,000 meters, the Silas Boys took 2nd place with a team score of 58 points, led by Luke Entwistle who finished in 7^th place. Stadium finished first, with a team score of 31 (Top five runners; place finished is added up; combined lowest score wins).

The Boys had four runners in the Junior Varsity race, not enough to compete for a team score. Brycin Genaw led the Rams in the JV race, finishing 12^th.

The Varsity Girls 5,000 meters, Silas finished in 4^th place with a team score of 85 points. Stadium took first with a team score of 39. Leading the way for Silas was Vaida Smith who finished in 7^th place.

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

9-27-2023 SPSL 2A/PCL 3A Meet

Boys Varsity 5,000 Meters
Luke Entwistle		7^th Place	17:28.7
Aiden Pearisaeff		10^th Place	17:37.59
Nathan Coyle		11^th Place	17:49.8
Parker Andrews		17^th Place	19:12.7
Kellen Gallagher		22^nd Place	19:19.4
Cade Owen		33^rd Place	20:25.09
Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 Meters
Brycin Genaw		12^th Place	19:27.7
Rowen Higley		25^th Place	21.28.0
Lucas Van Wyhe		27^th Place	21:28.7
Brian Werth		34^th Place
Girls 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	7^th Place		22:21.2
Kate Shouse	12^th Place		23:08.9
Hannah Essman	15^th Place		23:29.2
Jule Greber	28^th Place		26:09.0
Lara Lohraff	45^th Place		32:11.5
Piper Reeves	51^st Place		38:15.3

On Saturday (9-30-23) the Boys and Girls teams competed in the 27^th Annual John Payne XC Invitational ran at Chambers Bay. This is a gigantic meet with 97 teams involved.

The Boys ran in the Division I Varsity race, finishing 19^th our of 23 teams. Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished 61^st in a time of 17:30.7. Silas had two runners compete in the Division II Varsity race. Vaida Smith led the Rams finishing in 59^th place in a time of 22:6.0.

Silas also had runners in the Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 meters. Leading the Ram’s efforts were Lucas Van Whye who finished 165^th in a time of 21:02.5.

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

9-30-2023

Boys Division I Varsity 5,000 Meters
Evan Sanderford	61^st Place	17:30.7
Aiden Pearisaeff	79^th Place	17:45.0
Luke Entwistle	111^th Place	18:14.3
Nathan Coyle	127^th Place	18:32.9
Parker Andrews	152^nd Place	19:14.3
Brycin Genaw	153^rd Place	19:15.9
Cade Owen	172^ndPlace	20:12.0
Girls Division II Varsity 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	59^th Place	22:36.0
Kate Shouse	134^th Place	24:59.5
Boys Junior Varsity 5,000 Meters
Lucas Van Whye	165^th Place	21:02.5
Brian Werth	168^th Place	21:08.0
Rowen Higley	176^th Place	21:18.1
Garrett Roberts	282^nd Place	26:39.5
Joaquin Turin-Flores	290^th Place	28:06.7

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is later today (10-4-23) when they run at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood in a combined 2A SPSL/3A PCL race. Racing begins at 3:30 PM.

Football: Last Friday (9-29-23), our Rams traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers. Lakes prevailed 42 to 0. Lakes is a perennial powerhouse each and every year and they demonstrated that in Friday night’s game. This year’s Lancers are in the thick of a PCL championship run and will undoubtably be in the state playoffs again this year.

This coming Friday, October 6, 2023, Silas (0-5) will host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels (1-4).. This is Silas’s Homecoming game that will be played at Lincoln Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The Silas JV team hosted the Lakes Lancers at Bob Lucey Field at Curtis High School last Monday (10-2-23). The Rams and Lancers ended up in a 20 -20 tie. The JV team has had a great season so far and securing a tie against a perennial power like Lakes adds to their growing successful season. Next Monday, the JV team (4-0-1) will travel to Spanaway Lake to take on the Sentinels. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): Our Ram golfers had two matches this past week.

Last Thursday (9-28-23) at the Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood, our Rams took on the Lakes Lancers. Both the Boys and Girls won their matches. Both teams have a 2-0 record in PCL League play.

The Boys defeated the Lancers 60 to 39. Leading the way for the Rams was Andy Schilling and Jake Kennedy, each carding an excellent score of 39 (3 over par). Each earned 15 points towards the team score. Also having a very solid round was Aidan Joseph who shot a 41 (5 over par). To put this result in perspective, Jake is Silas’ #5 golfer on the team. The Boys have a very strong team!

The Girls defeated Lakes 143 to 5. Lakes only had one golfer competing for them, explaining their low team score. More importantly, Silas’ team score was one point less than their record setting score of 144 of last week. The Rams were led by Freshman Opal Morton-Herrmann who shot a 4 over par score of 40. She tallied 32 points towards the team score. Also having excellent rounds were Ellen Follen and Kenley Taylor who each earned 30 team points by shooting rounds of 42. The Girls also have a very strong team!

On Monday, our golf teams hosted the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at Allenmore Golf Course. The Rams defeated the Sentinels in both matches. The Girls won their match 144 to 37. Kenley Taylor led the Rams with an awesome round of 39 (2 over par), scoring 34 points towards the team score. The Boys defeated Spanaway Lake 67 to 38. Andy Schilling continued his great play by posting a 38 (2 over par).

Here is the scoring for each team and match:

Girls

9/28/23 Match @ Lakes - Oakbrook				10/3/23 Match v. Spanaway Lake - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 37
Opal Morton-Herrmann	40	32	+4	Kenley Taylor	39	34	+2
Ella Follen	42	30	+6	Opal Morton-Herrmann	43	30	+6
Kenley Taylor	42	30	+6	Chessy Brinkman	44	29	+7
Chessy Brinkman	45	27	+9	Ella Follen	46	27	+9
Jordan Neal	48	24	+12	Carson MacMurray	49	24	+12
Carson MacMurray	49	23	+13	Emery nelson	X*	12

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

6 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

5 Points - Eagle (2 under)

4 Points - Birdie (1 under)

3 Points - Par (Even)

2 Points - Bogey (1 over)

1 Point - Double Bogey (2 over)

Boys

9/28/23 Match @ Lakes - Oakbrook				10/3 Match v. Spanaway Lake - Allenmore
Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36	Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36
Andy Schilling	39	15	+3	Andy Schilling	38	16	+2
Jake Kennedy	39	15	+3	Jordan Alwert	40	14	+4
Aidan Joseph	41	13	+5	Aidan Joseph	41	13	+5
Preston Rooney	45	9	+9	Jake Kennedy	42	13	+6
Ethan Martinson	48	8	+12	Tommy Ngo	X	11
Jordan Alwert	49	7	+13	Preston Rooney	X	11

*If a player can no longer score a point on a given hole, they can pick up and move onto to the next hole. In doing so, recording a score can’t be completed.

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

5 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

4 Points - Eagle (2 under)

3 Points - Birdie (1 under)

2 Points - Par (Even)

1 Point - Bogey (1 over)

The Rams (Boys 3-0, Girls 3-0) next match is Thursday October 5^th when they take on the Lincoln Abes at Meadow Park Golf Course. This match will start at 1:15 PM.

Soccer (Girls): Silas had two matches this past week. Last Thursday (9-28-23), our Rams lost to the Bonney Lake Panthers 4 to 1 in their match at Bonney Lake. Yesterday, our Rams lost to the Stadium Tigers 2 to 1 in their match played at Lincoln Bowl. While we lost last night, the outcome demonstrated the tremendous strides the team has made this season. In their first matchup, Stadium defeated Silas 7-0.

In the RPI rankings for Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 38^th in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 3^rd place in the PCL, 2.5 games behind league leading Stadium.

Our Rams (Overall 4-3-1, 4-3 in the PCL) next match is next Tuesday night when they host the Lakes Lancers (Overall 4-5-2, 2-3-2 in the PCL) here on the turf field at Silas. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Swimming (Girls): Last Thursday (9-28-23) our Rams defeated the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 139 to 34. Silas took first in all 12 races! Coach Cory shares that many of our first place finishers dropped at least a second from their times in their events. That is pretty awesome! He further shares that many of our first time swimmers, Sophomores, and Freshman are becoming very competitive in their events. It looks like Silas will be a force to reckon with for years to come!

Yesterday, Silas beat the Bonney Lake Panthers in their meet at Sumner High School. At press time, we did not have details to share regarding results.

Our Rams (4- 1) next meet is tomorrow (10-5-23) when they host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Dick Hannula Pool. The meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): Boys Tennis have had a very busy week. Our Rams remain undefeated with victories against the Stadium Tigers and the Lakes Lancers. Last Wednesday (9-27-23) Boys Tennis defeated the Stadium Tigers 3 matches to 2 in their match at Stadium. The Rams were led by Brady Acklin (singles) and the doubles team of Nathan Shouse and Ryan Wenz who won in straight sets. It was Jace Hartman and Lewis Wenz who captured the win for the Rams in their 2 sets to 1 victory in their doubles match.

Yesterday (10-3-23) the Boys swept the Lakes Lancers 5 matches to 0 in their match here at Silas.

In between these two league matches, our Rams participated in the first ever Curtis Cup. The Rams played against five different schools in this mostly 4A 16-team tournament. They went 1-2-2 in tournament. Here’s how they did:

Camas 5 Silas 1

Bellarmine Prep 4 Silas 2

Silas 5 Capital 1

Silas 3 Union 3

Silas 3 Sumner

The Rams (7-0) next match scheduled is later today when they travel to Bonney Lake to take on the Panthers. That match is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): Last Friday (9-29-23), the Rams Boys Water Polo team picked up their second victory of the year with a 12 to 8 victory over the Emerald Ridge Jaguars here at Silas’s Dick Hannula Pool. Last Monday, in a highly contested match, the Rams lost to the Lakes Lancers by a score of 13 to 11, also here at Silas High School.

The Rams (2-7) next match is later today when they travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers at 7:00 PM. On Friday (10-6-23) the Rams will host the Puyallup Vikings here at Silas High School. This match will start at 5:30 PM.

Volleyball: Our Rams went 2-0 this past week. Last Thursday (9-28-23), our Rams took on the T-Birds from Mount Tahoma. They came away with a 3 set to 0 victory. On Monday (10-2-23) the Rams traveled to Bonney Lake, defeating the Panthers 3 sets to 2.

Our JV team also went 2-0 this past week. Last Thursday, they beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 3 sets to 0. On Monday, they beat the Bonney Lake Panthers 2 sets to 1. The C-Team beat Mount Tahoma 3 sets to 0 last Thursday but suffered their 2^nd loss of the season on Monday, losing to the Panthers 2 sets to 1.

Silas is listed as the #21 team in 3A State RPI rankings. They currently are in a tie for 1^st place with the Lakes Lancers and the Spanaway Lake Sentinels in the Pierce County League. All three schools have identical records of 5-1 record in league play.

Tonight the Rams (6-3, 5-1 in the PCL) travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers (4-4 overall, 3-3 in the PCL).

Next Tuesday (10-10-23), the Rams will host the Peninsula Seahawks (currently 6-1, RPI ranking #11) in a non-league match. The start times for both matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

On Saturday (10-7-23), the Varsity team will be participating in the Capital City Invitational Volleyball Tournament at Capital High School in Olympia. Silas will play its first match at 9:00 AM. Also on Saturday, the JV and C-Team will be participating in the Bellarmine Prep Invitational. Action in this tournament begins at 8:00 AM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

10/4/2023	SPSL/PCL 8-Team	Lakewood – Fort Steilacoom	3:30 PM
10/7/2023	PLU Fall Classic 23 Teams	Pacific Lutheran University Disc Golf Course	9:00 AM
10/12/2023	Tacoma Twilight 17 Teams	University of Puget Sound	5:00 PM

Football - Varsity

10/6/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels (Home Game)	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/12/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/20/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM

Football – JV

10/9/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS - Upper Turf Field	5:00 PM
10/16/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	4:00 PM
10/23/2023	@ Mount Tahoma	Mount Tahoma Stadium	4:00 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Meadow Park GC	1:15 PM
10/10/2023	v. Mount Tahoma	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
10/11/2023	@ Bonney Lake	High Cedars GC	2:00 PM

Soccer – Girls

10/10/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM
10/12/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Upper Field	7:00 PM
10/17/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

10/5/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/10/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/27/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/28/2023	West Central District Swim Championships	Rogers HS Pool	3:00 PM

Tennis – Boys

10/4/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/5/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
10/9/2023	v. Lincoln Abes	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Volleyball

10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/7/2023	Capital City Invitational (Varsity)	Capital HS Gymnasium	9:00 AM
10/10/2023	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/7/2023	Bellarmine Prep Invitational (JV & C-Team)	Bellarmine Prep Gymnasium	9:00 AM
10/10/2023	v. Peninsula Seahawks	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	7:00 PM
10/6/2023	v. Puyallup Vikings	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/11/2023	@ Gig Harbor Tides	Gig Harbor HS Pool	5:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

September 27th, 2023

Silas Athletics had another very strong week highlighted by Girls Soccer four game win streak Golf’s epic victory over Stadium and Boys Cross Country’s team victory. Also in this edition, the first RPI rankings from the WIAA. Here’s the scoop:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Last Wednesday (9-20-23). The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams ran in a combined SPSL 2A/PCL 3A 8-team race at Dacca Park in Fife.

The Silas Boys took 1st place with a team score of 64 points just edging Fife who had 65 (Top five runners; place finished is added up; combined lowest score wins).

Aiden Pearisaeff led the Rams with a 4th place finish (17:19.66). Also with very strong runs were Nathan Coyle who finished 6th (17:23.51) and Luke Entwistle who finished 11th (17:42.49). All seven runners for the Rams were in the top half of the field in this event!

The Silas Girls had four runners compete in their race. They did not have enough runners to compete at the team level. The Rams had three runners in the Top 15, led by Vaida Smith who finished 10th (21:46.84).

Here are the results for all of our top competitors:

Boys 5,000 Meters
Aiden Pearisaeff	4th Place	17:19.66
Nathan Coyle	6th Place	17:23.51
Luke Entwistle	11th Place	17:42.49
Parker Andrews	20th Place	19:02.89
Kellen Gallagher	23rd Place	19:12.59
Cade Owen	27th Place	19:34.63
Brycin Genaw	30th Place	19:40.55
Girls 5,000 Meters
Vaida Smith	10th Place	21:46.84
Hannah Essman	13th Place	22:54.21
Kate Shouse	15th Place	23:25.19

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is later today (9-27-23) when they run at the Marymount Event Center in Parkland. This is an eight-team combined 2A SPSL/3A PCL race. Racing begins at 3:30 PM. On Saturday, Cross Country will be participating in the 98 team John Payne Cross Country Invitational at Chambers Bay. Racing begins at 10:00 AM.

Football: Last Friday, our Rams hosted the Juanita Ravens at Stadium Bowl. The Rams lost 42 to 6. Overall, a tough night for our Rams. The Ravens, who entered the game undefeated, showed why they had an unblemished record. They were equally adept at running and throwing the football. They were able to keep the Rams defense off balance, most of the night, as their offense was anything but predictable.

This coming Friday, September 29, 2023, Silas (0-4) will travel to Lakewood take on the Lakes Lancers (3-1) at Harry Lang Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The 3-0 Silas JV team will travel to Kirkland later today (9-27-23) to take on the Juanita Ravens at Juanita High School Football Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): Our Ram golfers kicked off their season last Thursday (9-21-23) against the Stadium Tigers at Allenmore Golf Course. What a performance turned in by our Rams! Both the Boys and the Girls defeated the Tigers in historic fashion!!

The Girls defeated Stadium 144 to 113. Coach Kenne Freeberg shares this is the highest score posted by Silas in his three years as Head Coach of the Rams. Historically, this is the first loss ever loss for Stadium in league play since the creation of the Pierce County League in 2016. Wow!

Our Rams were led by Freshman Kenley Taylor who scored 33 points while shooting a fantastic round of 40 (3 over par). But every Ram made huge contributions to the victory:

Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 37
Kenley Taylor	40	33	+3
Ella Follen	43	30	+6
Chessy Brinkman	45	28	+8
Opal Morton-Herrmann	46	27	+9
Jordan Neal	47	26	+10
Carson MacMurray	49	24	+12

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

6 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

5 Points - Eagle (2 under)

4 Points - Birdie (1 under)

3 Points - Par (Even)

2 Points - Bogey (1 over)

1 Point - Double Bogey (2 over)

Not to be outdone, the Boys beat Stadium 62 to 48. The Rams were led by Andy Schilling and Aidan Joseph who each scored 15 points while shooting rounds of 39 (3 over par). The team's score of 62 matches the best scored achieved by the Rams in the three years Coach Freeberg has been at the helm. Much like the Girls, this victory would not have been possible without some great scoring by the entire team:

Name	Score	Points	+/- Par 36
Andy Schilling	39	15	+3
Aidan Joseph	39	15	+3
Jordan Alwert	42	12	+6
Preston Rooney	44	10	+8
Jake Kennedy	44	10	+8
Tommy Ngo	47	7	+11

Scoring: Best 5 out of 6 scores comprise the team score. Points are awarded based on the score achieved on each individual hole:

5 Points - Double Eagle/Ace (3 under)

4 Points - Eagle (2 under)

3 Points - Birdie (1 under)

2 Points - Par (Even)

1 Point - Bogey (1 over)

The Rams next match is tomorrow (9-28-23) when they travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers at Oakbrook Golf Course. The match will start at 3:00 PM.

Soccer (Girls): Silas is on a roll. Last Thursday (9-21-23), our Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 9 to 0 in their match at Lincoln. Yesterday, our Rams beat the Mount Tahoma T-Birds 6 to 0 in their match here at Silas. They have won four straight matches and won the last three matches via shutouts. They’ve won those three matches by a combined score of 24 to 0.

In the first RPI rankings for Girls Soccer, Silas is listed 31st in the State in 3A Girls Soccer. They currently sit in 2nd place in the PCL, 1.5 gamesbehind league leading Stadium.

Our Rams (4-1-1, 4-1 in the PCL) next match is tomorrow night when they travel to Bonney Lake (4-1-2, 3-0-2) to take on the Panthers. This will be a stern test for our Rams, as Bonney Lake is listed 30th in the State in the WIAA RPI rankings. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM at the Bonney Lake High School Turf Field.

Swimming (Girls): Last Wednesday (9-20-23) our Rams defeated the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 135 to 23. Of note, was the feedback we received from Spanaway Lake. They touted our high level of sportsmanship and grace in what was a very lopsided victory. Awesome work Rams!

In the meet itself, we had a number of personal records achieved by our swimmers:

• Linnea Hendrickson PR’d (personal record) in the 500 Yard Freestyle and 200 Yard Individual Medley.

• Jennifer To also had two PR’s, in the 200 Freestyle and 100 Yard Butterfly. She qualified for Districts in both events.

• Annabelle Aiken achieved her personal best times in the 200 Yard Freestyle (over three seconds) and in the 100 Yard Butterfly (by over a second).

• Kayla Bates had a PR in the 50 Yard Backstroke, shaving a remarkable five seconds off of her best time.

• Jayda Barnes dropped almost three seconds off of her personal best in the 50 Yard Freestyle.

Yesterday, our Rams beat the Lincoln Abes at the Lincoln High School Pool 142-19. Lincoln had only four swimmers competing in the meet, making it difficult for the Abes. Highlights from yesterday’s meet include:

• Desi Bass dropped 1.5 seconds off of her best 50 Freestyle time in a time of 34.10. Dropping this much time in this short event is really difficult to do.

• Annabelle Aiken dropped a full 5 seconds in her 100 Yard Freestyle(1:04). Remarkable!

• The 200 Yard Individual Medley Team (Alexis Esser, Izzy Rider, Jennifer To, and Linnea Hendrickson) broke the 2-minute mark (1:59).

• Izzy Rider swam the 100 Yard Freestyle in a time of 57.34, qualifying her to participate in her 3rd event in the West Central District Meet.

• Linnea Hendrickson is closing in on breaking the 6:00 minute mark in the grueling 500 Yard Freestyle, recording a time of 6:03 yesterday.

Our Rams (3- 1) next meet is tomorrow (9-28-23) when they travel to Mount Tahoma o take on the T-Birds. The meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): Last Thursday (9-21-23) the Boys Tennis Team hosted the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Silas. Both teams were undefeated (5-0) and battling for sole possession of first place in the PCL. This was an epic battle between the two teams. Silas won 4 sets to 1 but don't let the final score fool you, this was a battle.

Four of the five matches went into three sets. #1 Singles Brady Acklin was the only player to win in straight sets remaining undefeated on the year. Doubles players Robbie Gore, Nathan Shouse, Ryan Wenz, Vinh Le, Lewis Wenz, and Jayce Hartman all came from behind to secure victories for the Rams.

The Rams match scheduled for last Monday (9-25-23) against Bonney Lake got postponed due to weather. That match has been rescheduled for October 4th.

The Rams next match is this afternoon (9-27-23) when they travel to Stadium to take on the Tigers. This match is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM. On Friday (9-29-23) and Saturday (9-30-23) Silas will be playing in the first ever Curtis Cup Tennis Tournament. 16 teams will compete for the Curtis Cup. The tournament will use four venues for the event:

• Curtis High School Tennis Courts

• Bellarmine Prep Tennis Courts

• Mount Tahoma Tennis Courts

• Lakewood Racquet Club

Silas will play at Bellarmine Prep on Friday (9-29-23) in the Lion Groupthat features the Bellarmine Prep Lions, the Silas Rams, the Camas Papermakers, and the Capital Cougars. The Doubles matches will begin at 9:00 AM with the Singles matches beginning at 10:15 AM. For Saturday, when and where Silas plays will be determined by the outcomes in Friday’s results.

Water Polo (Boys): Last Thursday (9-21-23), the Rams Boys Water Polo team lost to the Peninsula Seahawks 13 to 3 in their match at Peninsula High School. Yesterday, they notched their first win of the season in convincing style! They beat the South Kitsap Wolves 20 to 5 in their match here at Silas High School.

The Rams (1-6) next match is Friday (9-29-23) when they host the Emerald Ridge Jaguars here at Silas High School. This match will start at 5:30 PM.

Volleyball: Last Wednesday (9-20-23), our Rams hosted the Spanaway Lake Sentinels. It was a tough night for our Rams losing the match 3 sets to 1. Yesterday, they bounced back with a 3-0 set victory against theLincoln Abes at Lincoln High School.

Our JV team went 1-1 this past week. They defeated Spanaway Lake 2 sets to 1 but fell to the Lincoln Abes 2 sets to 1 last might. The C-Team went 2-0 this week, with victories over Spanaway Lake (2 sets to 1) and Lincoln (3 sets to 0).

Silas is listed as the #20 team in 3A State RPI rankings. They currently are in a tie for 2nd place with Lakes. Each are one game behind Spanaway Lake. All three teams have one loss, Spanaway Lake has played two additional league games.

Tomorrow night (9-28-23), the Rams (4-3, 3-1 in the PCL) host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds (1-6, 0-4 in the PCL). On Monday, our Rams travel to Bonney Lake (currently 3-3, 2-3 in the PCL) to take on the Panthers. The start times for both matches have the Varsity matches beginning at 7:15 PM with the JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/27/2023	SPSL/PCL 8-Team	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM
9/30/2023	98 Teams	Chambers Bay – John Payne XC Invitational	9:00 AM
10/4/2023	SPSL/PCL 8-Team	Lakewood – Fort Steilacoom	3:30 PM

Football - Varsity

9/29/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	7:00 PM
10/6/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels (Home Game)	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM
10/12/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Curtis High School	7:00 PM
10/9/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS - Upper Turf Field	5:00 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Allenmore GC	1:15 PM

Soccer – Girls

9/28/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:30 PM
10/3/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
10/10/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Turf Field	6:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/3/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Sumner HS Pool	3:30 PM
10/5/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM

Tennis – Boys

9/27/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Top of Garage Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/29/2023	Curtis Cup	Bellarmine Prep Tennis Courts	9:00 AM
9/30/2023	Curtis Cup	Bell Prep/Curtis/Mt. Tahoma/ Lakewood Racquet Club	9:00 AM

Volleyball

9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/2/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/2/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

9/29/2023	v. Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
10/4/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Pool	7:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

• https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

September 20th, 2023

We have some teams that are getting on a roll! Boys Tennis is currently on a four match win streak, Volleyball and JV Football are currently on three game win streaks, and Girls Soccer is on a two game win streak. Here’s the latest and greatest:

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Last Saturday (9-16-23). The Boys participated in the Brooks Fort Steilacoom Invitational.

The Boys finished 17^th out of 41 schools in the Boys 5,000 meter JV race. Leading the way for the Rams was Nathan Coyle who finished in 17^th place (17:58.1). This is an outstanding effort in a race that had 298 runners! Also having a great run was Aiden Pearisaeff who finished 26^th (18:11.9) Our Ram finishes included:

JV Boys 5,000 Meters
Nathan Coyle	17^th Place	17:58.1
Aiden Pearisaeff	26^th Place	18:11.9
Parker Andrews	131^st Place	20:11.8
Brycin Genaw	153^rd Place	20:34.8
Cade Owens	155^th Place	20:37.3
Brian Werth	197^th Place	21:46.5
Freshman Boys 5,000 Meters
Joaquin Turin-Flores	276^th Place	28:40.0

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country’s next meet is later today (9-20-23) when they run at Dacca Park in Fife in an eight team field. Racing begins at 3:30 PM.

Football: Last Friday, our Rams hosted the Stadium Tigers at Stadium Bowl. The Rams played a competitive first half with the Tigers. They were deep in Tiger territory with a chance to score just before the half but failed to punch it in. They were down 14 – 0 at half. The second half they struggled to mount the needed comeback eventually losing 24 to 0.

This coming Friday, September 22, 2023, Silas (0-3) will host the Juanita Ravens (3-0) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

The JV team is quietly putting together a very nice season! On Monday, Silas JV took on the Stadium Tigers at Stadium Bowl beating the Tigers 22 to 7. So far this season they have outscored their opponents 62 to 15. The JV team’s next game (3-0) is Wednesday, September 27^th when they travel to Kirkland to take on the Juanita Ravens at Juanita High School Football Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The golf teams begin their season on tomorrow (9-21-23) when they host the Stadium Tigers at Allenmore Golf Course in Tacoma at 2:00 PM. Fans are encouraged to attend.

Soccer (Girls): Last Saturday, our Rams beat the Lakes Lancers 2 to 1 to notch their first victory of the year. Last night they beat the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 9 to 0. The Girl’s got off to a fast start against the Sentinels scoring two early goals to take a 3 to 0 lead at half. In the second half, they never looked back, notching their second straight victory.

Our Rams (2-1-1) next match next match is tomorrow night when they travel to Lincoln Bowl to take on the Abes (0-3). Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Swimming (Girls): Last Thursday (9-14-23) Swim hosted the Auburn Riverside Ravens The Rams earned their victory of the season with a 99 to 84 score against the Ravens. The Rams were led by Izzy Rider who notched her best time ever in the 200 Yard Individual Medley (2:19.00). Also contributing to the victory was Alexis Esser who had a strong outing in the 500 Yard Freestyle (6:08) and Cate Sumner in the 100 yard Backstroke (1:12.68).

Our Rams (1- 1) next meet is later today, when they host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels here at Silas Pool. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): The Boys are off to great start to the season and had a very busy week with three matches. Last Wednesday (9-13-23) our Rams defeated the Lakes Lancers 5 sets to 0 in their match at Lakes. Silas won all three singles matches and the two doubles matches. Last Friday (9-15-23), our Rams duplicated the same outcome against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels 5 to 0, in their match here at Silas.

Yesterday, the Rams beat the Lincoln Abes 4 to 1. Singles Brady Acklin and Mason Burke are undefeated so far this year, each with 4 wins this year. Nice job gentlemen!

The Rams next match is tomorrow (9-21-23). It’s a BIG, BIG match for 1^st Place in the PCL when they host the Mount Tahoma T-Birds here at Silas High School. Match starts at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): Last Thursday (9-14-23), Water Polo traveled to Puyallup to take on the Vikings. They lost a nail bitter 10 to 9. On Monday, they lost 9 to 8 to the Gig Harbor Tides. The Boys are playing an exciting brand of water polo, playing extremely hard and have truly been a pain for their opponents.

Expect more of the same as the Rams (0-5) next match is tomorrow, September 21^st at Peninsula to take on the Seahawks.

Volleyball: Last Wednesday (9-13-23), our Rams hosted Bellarmine Prep, defeating the very talented Lions 3 sets to 1. The Rams got out of the blocks slowly in this one. Bellarmine built a sizable lead in the 1^st set ultimately winning the set 25 to 17. Then the Rams took over. They dominated the match the rest of the way winning the next three sets by scores of 25 to 15, 25 to 17, and 25 to 22.

Two things made the difference in this match. Serving was very strong led by Valerie Brandt, Rachel Price, and Sonja Strom, each notching several aces. Led by Ivy Brown, the kill percentage was also very good.

On Monday, they traveled to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers, defeating the Lancers in an extremely competitive match, 3 sets to 2.

Our JV team also notched two victories this past week. They defeated Bellarmine Prep 2 sets to 1 and beat the Lakes Lancers by an identical score of 2 sets to 1. The C-Team also had a strong week, defeating Bellarmine Prep 3 sets to 0 and beating the Lakes Lancers 2 to 1.

Later today, the Rams (3-2, 2-0 in PCL) host the Spanaway Lake Sentinels (4-1, 3-0 in PCL) in a CRITICAL match for control of first place in the PCL. The Varsity match will start at 7:15 PM with JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM. On Tuesday, September 26^th, the Rams will travel to East Tacoma to take on the Lincoln Abes at Lincoln High School.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/20/2023	Seven Teams	Fife – Dacca Park	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Seven Teams	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM
9/30/2023	98 Teams	Chambers Bay – John Payne XC Invitational	9:00 AM

Football - Varsity

9/22/2023	v. Juanita Ravens	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/29/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	7:00 PM
10/6/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Lincoln Bowl	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas - Upper Turf Field	4:00 PM
10/9/2023	@ Spanaway Lake Sentinels	SLHS - Upper Turf Field	5:00 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/21/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM

Soccer – Girls

9/21/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	6:00 PM
9/26/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/28/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	BLHS Turf Field	7:30 PM

Swimming – Girls

9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM

Tennis – Boys

9/21/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/25/2023	@ Bonney Lake Panthers	Bonney Lake HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium HS Top of Garage Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Volleyball

9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/28/2023	v. Mount Tahoma T-Birds	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

9/21/2023	@ Peninsula Seahawks	Peninsula HS Pool	5:15 PM
9/26/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap Community Pool	5:00 PM
9/29/2023	v. Emerald Ridge Jaguars	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or https://goramstacoma.com/

September 13th, 2023

Almost everyone is now in full swing in Silas Athletics. We have had some nice outcomes and some could have been better outcomes. Here is a summary of what happened and what’s coming.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Both the Boys and Girls participated in the 24^TH Annual Bellarmine Prep Invitational last Saturday.

The Boys finished 8^th out of 17 schools in the featured Boys varsity race. Leading the way for the Rams was Evan Sanderford who finished in 15^th place (10:42.6). Our Ram finishes included:

Evan Sanderford	15^th Place	10:42.6
Aiden Pearisaeff	48^th Place	11:23.9
Nathan Coyle	60^th Place	11:32.4
Luke Entwistle	64^th Place	11:36.7
Parker Andrews	104^th Place	12:23.3
Cade Owen	110^th Place	12:33.1

The Silas Girls participated in the JV Races (11/12^th Grade JV race and the Sophomore JV Race). Leading the way for the Rams in the Upperclassman Race was Vaida Smith who finished in 8^th place with a personal best time of 14:53.6. Leading the way in the Sophomore Race was Kate Shouse who finished 10^th in her race.

Vaida Smith	8^th Place	14.53.6 PR	11/12^th Grade Race
Hannah Essman	15^th Place	15.20.0	11/12^th Grade Race
Kate Shouse	10^th Place	15:09.7	10^th Grade Race
Jessalyn Lobdell	38^th Place	18:55.1	10^th Grade Race

Cross Country’s next meet is later today (9-13-23) when they run in the Fort Steilacoom Preview. Racing begins at 3:30 PM at Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood.

Football: Last Friday, our Rams took on the Lakewood Cougars (from Arlington) at Stadium Bowl. The Cougars beat Silas 34 to 20. Each team scored touchdowns early in the game, but it was the Cougars two touchdowns in the later stages of the 1^st quarter that were the difference in the game. The Cougars led 21 to 7 after the 1^st quarter and after each team scored a touchdown in the 2^nd quarter led 28 to 13 at half.

Silas was on the board first in the 3^rd quarter, closing the gap to 28 to 20. It looked like the comeback was well on its way. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. Lakewood notched another touchdown in the 3^rd quarter to close the 3^rd quarter at 34 to 20. Neither team scored in the 4^th quarter.

This coming Friday, September 15, 2023, Silas (0-2) will host the Stadium Tigers (2-0) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Don’t forget about the Tailgate Party before kickoff.

On Monday, the Silas JV team traveled to Arlington to take on the Lakewood Cougars. They handily defeated the Cougars 26 to 8. The JV team’s next game (2-0) is Monday, September 18^th when they travel to Stadium Bowl to take on the Tigers. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The golf teams begin their season on September 21^st when they host the Stadium Tigers at Allenmore Golf Course in Tacoma at 2:00 PM. You might recall last week’s edition where the talent of these teams was mentioned. On a side note, both teams are young as well. Both the Girls and Boys teams have only two Seniors each on their respective teams. Not only are they talented but the growing momentum around these teams will continue to grow in the years to come.

Soccer (Girls): Last Thursday, in their Pierce County League opener, our Rams got shutout by Stadium 7 – 0 in their match here at Silas. Girls Soccer resumes action next Saturday, September 16^th when they travel to Lakewood to take on the Lakes Lancers at Harry Lang Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM.

Swimming (Girls): The Silas Girls Swim team began their Swim season against the Stadium Tigers yesterday here at the Silas pool. In an extremely competitive hard fought match, Stadium pulls out the victory 94 to 86. Here are some of the top finishes for your Rams from yesterday’s meet:

Event	Athlete(s)	Time – Score*	Place - Points
500 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	5:58.27	2^nd – 4 points
200 Yard Freestyle Relay	Rider/Grochowicz/Esser/Hendrickson	1:48.34	1^st – 8 points
100 Yard Backstroke	Alexis Esser	1:10.24	1^st – 6 points
100 Yard Breaststroke	Isabell Rider	1:10.80	1^st – 6 points
1 Meter Dive	Cloey Calvary	137.35*	1^st – 6 points
	Ava Grochowicz	99.15*	2^nd - 4 points
100 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	1:00.51	1^st – 6 points
	Keely Grochowicz	1:01.57	2^nd – 4 points
200 Yard Medley Relay	Esser, Rider, Killoran, K. Grochowicz	2:01.28	1^st – 8 points
200 Yard Freestyle	Lorelai Killoran	2:12.60	2^nd – 4 points
200 Yard Individual Medley	Isabell Rider	2;19.95	1^st – 6 points
50 Yard Freestyle	Linnea Hendrickson	27.03	1^st – 6 points
	Alexis Esser	27.52	3^rd – 3 points
	Keely Grochowicz	27.99	4^th - 2 points

Our Rams (0-1) next meet is Thursday, September 14^th when they host the Auburn Riverside Ravens here at Silas Pool. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): Last Thursday, the Boys Tennis team defeated the Stadium Tigers 3 to 2 in a thrilling match. The Rams were led by Brady Acklin and Mason Burke who secured victories in their singles matches and a doubles match victory by Robbie Gore and Nathan Shouse.

Later today, the Rams (1-0) travel to Lakes High School to take on the Lakes Lancers. This match will begin at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): Last Thursday, Silas hosted the Stadium Tigers here at the Silas Pool. They lost 13 to 6.

On Monday, they lost 16 to 13 to the Auburn Riverside Ravens. The boys are playing an exciting brand of water polo, playing extremely hard and have truly been a handful for their opponents.

Expect more of the same as the Rams (0-3) next match is tomorrow, September 14^th at Puyallup to take on the Vikings. This match will start at 5:30 PM at the Puyallup High School Pool.

Volleyball: Last Thursday, our Rams traveled to Emerald Ridge. The Jaguars defeated the Rams 3 to 1. Last Saturday, the Rams won the Silver Division of the Auburn Mountainview Volleyball Classic. Collectively, going 4 wins and 2 losses in the tournament. A fantastic effort all around by our Rams especially led by Seniors Ivy Brown, Val Brandt, Tyonna Mosley, and Ellori Moon.

On Tuesday, the Rams opened PCL league play hosting the Stadium Tigers. They blanked the Tigers 3 sets to none. The Rams won the first set 25 to 19 on six straight points to finish the set. In the 2^nd set, the Rams got down early 10 to 3 but made the roaring comeback to win the set going away 25 to 15. The Rams closed out the match with a 25 to 12 score in the third set.

Our JV team has started the season 1-2. Last night, they defeated Stadium 3-0. The C-Team is 1-1 after their 2 set to 1 victory over the Stadium Tigers last night.

Later today, the Rams (1-2) host the Bellarmine Prep Lions (0-0). The Varsity match will start at 7:15 PM with JV and C-Team matches beginning at 5:45 PM. On Monday, September 18^th, the Rams travel to Lakes to take on the Lancers.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/20/2023	Seven Teams	Fife – Dacca Park	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Seven Teams	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM
9/30/2023	98 Teams	Chambers Bay – John Payne XC Invitational	9:00 AM

Football - Varsity

9/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/22/2023	v. Juanita Ravens	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/29/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/18/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:00 PM
9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM
10/2/2023	v. Lakes Lancers	Silas - Upper Turf Field	4:00 P

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/21/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM
9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:00 PM

Soccer – Girls

9/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	1:00 PM
9/19/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/21/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln Bowl	6:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

9/14/2023	v. Auburn Riverside	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM

Tennis – Boys

9/13/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/15/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/19/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Stewart Heights Courts	3:30 PM

Volleyball

9/13/2023	v. Bellarmine Prep Lions	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/18/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	7:15 PM

Volleyball – JV & C-Team

9/13/2023	v. Bellarmine Prep Lions	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/18/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Gymnasium	5:45 PM

Water Polo – Boys

9/14/2023	@ Puyallup Vikings	Puyallup HS Pool	5:30 PM
9/18/2023	v. Gig Harbor Tides	Silas HS Pool	5:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap Community Pool	5:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules, please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or

https://goramstacoma.com/

September 6th, 2023

The games have begun! Game action began last Saturday with Varsity Football taking the field at North Thurston. Since then, JV Football, Girls Soccer, and Volleyball all have games under their belts.

Here’s a summary of what happened and what’s coming.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Cross Country will begin their season on September 13^th in the Fort Steilacoom Preview. Racing begins at 3:30 PM at Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood.

Football: Last Saturday, our Rams traveled south to North Thurston to take on their Rams. It was a tightly contested game. North Thurston defeated Silas 12 to 6. Silas was down 6 to 0 at half, missing out on a couple of potential scoring opportunities. North Thurston got what turned out to be the game winning touchdown in the 3^rd quarter, putting Silas down 12 to 0. Then “the” Rams began their comeback. They put a touchdown on the board in the 3^rd quarter. Silas outplayed North Thurston in the 4^th quarter, but unfortunately, as Coach Rogers stated, “we ran out of time.”

This coming Friday, September 8, 2023, Silas (0-1) will host the Lakewood Cougars (0-1) at Stadium Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

In more Rams v. Rams action, the Silas JV team launched their season on Monday. They hosted and defeated the North Thurston Rams 14 to 0. The JV team (1-0) returns to action as they travel to Arlington to take on the Lakewood Cougars (0-1). Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): The golf teams begin their season on September 28^th when they take on the Lakes Lancers at Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood at 3:00 PM. The golf team is talented this year for both the Boys and Girls. Don’t forget our Girls finished 9^th in State last year. Some exciting things are coming this year for Rams Golf.

Soccer (Girls): Our Rams kicked their season last night (September 5^th) when they hosted the Decatur Gators here at Silas High School. The match ended in a 2 to 2 draw. The Rams started a little slow going down early 1 – Nil to the Gators. But they got on track to make the comeback to end the match in a tie.

In their PCL opener, Silas (0-0-1) will host the Stadium Tigers (0-2) here at Silas. This match is scheduled for tomorrow (September 7^th) at 6:00 PM. Don’t be fooled by the Tigers’ record. They lost to perennial soccer powers Bellevue and Puyallup.

Swimming (Girls): The Silas Girls Swim team begin their season on Thursday, September 14^th, when they host Auburn Riverside. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): The Boys Tennis team get their season underway on Thursday, September 7^th when they host the Stadium Tigers. Here at Silas. This match will begin at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): Our Rams launched their season last night against the Lakes Lancers at Lakes High School. In a highly competitive match, Silas lost to Lakes 17 to 15 in overtime.

Tomorrow afternoon, our Rams (0-1) host the Stadium Tigers (? - ?, played Peninsula last night no score was reported) here at Silas High School. This match will begin at 5:30 PM.

Volleyball: Volleyball kicked off their season last night (September 5^th) when they hosted the Curtis Vikings. It was a tough go last night for our Rams, losing to the Vikings 3 – 0. Don’t be fooled by the score, our Volleyball team is very talented. The Vikings, coming off a 5^th place finish in State last year (4A) are being touted as the odds on favorite to capture the 4A State Championship this year.

Tomorrow (September 7^th) our Rams will travel to the South Hill of Puyallup to take on the Emerald Ridge Jaguars. JV – C Team matches begin at 5:45 PM with the varsity match scheduled to start at 7:15 PM. On Saturday, our Rams travel to Auburn to play in the Auburn Mountainview Volleyball Classic. The Rams kickoff the tournament at 9:00 AM against Bellarmine Prep Lions.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/20/2023	Seven Teams	Fife – Dacca Park	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Seven Teams	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	3:30 PM

Football - Varsity

9/8/2023	v. Lakewood Cougars (Arlington)	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/22/2023	v. Juanita Ravens	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/11/2023	@ Lakewood Cougars	Lakewood HS Stadium	6:00 PM
9/18/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:00 PM
9/27/2023	@ Juanita Ravens	Juanita Stadium	6:30 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:06 PM
10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Meadow Park GC	1:27 PM

Soccer – Girls

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	1:00 PM
9/19/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

9/12/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/14/2023	Auburn Riverside	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM

Tennis – Boys

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/13/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/15/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Water Polo – Boys

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Pool	5;30 PM
9/18/2023	v. Gig Harbor Tides	Silas HS Pool	7:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ South Kitsap Wolves	South Kitsap Community Pool	5:00 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules, please visit one of these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or

https://goramstacoma.com/

August 31st, 2023

Welcome to the start of the 2023-2024 athletic season! We’re excited to get the season rolling!

Here’s the latest and greatest as to what’s happening in Silas Athletics as we start the school year.

Cross Country (Boys & Girls): Our Harriers will begin their season on September 13^th as they will participate in the Fort Steilacoom Preview. Racing begins at 3:30 PM at Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood.

Football: Gridiron actions starts this coming Saturday (September 2^nd) when our Rams travel south to South Sound Stadium to take on the North Thurston Rams. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

The JV team launches their season next Monday, September 4^th when they host the North Thurston Rams here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Golf (Boys & Girls): Our Golfers tee up their season on September 28^th when they on the Lakes Lancers at Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood at 3:00 PM.

Soccer (Girls): The “beautiful game” season begins next Tuesday, September 5^th when our Rams take on the Decatur Gators here at Silas High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM

Swimming (Girls): The Ram Aquanauts begin their season on Thursday, September 14^th when they travel to lakes High School to take on the Lancers. This meet will begin at 3:30 PM.

Tennis (Boys): Our Boys Racketeers season gets underway on Thursday, September 7^th with a home match against the Stadium Tigers. This match will start at 3:30 PM.

Water Polo (Boys): Our Rams launch their season next Tuesday at Lakes High School to take on the Lancers. This match will start at 6:00 PM.

Volleyball: Volleyball kicks off their season, next Tuesday September 5^th when they host the Curtis Vikings. The JV and C-Team games start at 5:45 PM with the Varsity scheduled to start at 7:15 PM.

UPCOMING SCHEDULES:

Cross Country - Boys & Girls

9/20/2023	Fife – Dacca Park	Seven Teams	3:30 PM
9/27/2023	Parkland – Marymount Event Center	Seven teams	3:30 PM

Football - Varsity

9/2/2023	@ North Thurston Rams	South Sound Stadium	6:00 PM
9/8/2023	v. Lakewood Cougars (Arlington)	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM
9/15/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	7:00 PM

Football – JV

9/4/2023	v. North Thurston Rams	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/11/2023	@ Lakewood Cougars	Lakewood HS Stadium	TBA
9/18/2023	@ Stadium Tigers	Stadium Bowl	5:00 PM

Golf - Boys & Girls

9/28/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Oakbrook GC	3:00 PM
10/3/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Allenmore GC	2:06 PM
10/5/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Meadow Park GC	1:27 PM

Soccer – Girls

9/5/2023	v. Decatur Gators	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas – Turf Field 1	6:00 PM
9/16/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Harry Lang Stadium	1:00 PM

Swimming – Girls

9/14/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/20/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Pool	3:30 PM
9/26/2023	@ Lincoln Abes	Lincoln HS Pool	3:30 PM

Tennis – Boys

9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/13/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM
9/15/2023	v. Spanaway Lake Sentinels	Silas HS Tennis Courts	3:30 PM

Water Polo – Boys

9/5/2023	@ Lakes Lancers	Lakes HS Pool	6:00 PM
9/7/2023	v. Stadium Tigers	Silas HS Pool	5;30 PM
9/11/2023	@ Auburn Riverside Ravens	Auburn HS Pool	7:30 PM

All schedules are subject to change. To stay up to date on schedules please visit these two sites:

https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=26236 or

https://goramstacoma.com/

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